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CHASS President, Professor Frank Bongiorno AM, has been appointed as Deputy Chair of the National Archives of Australia Advisory Council for a 3-year term. For details, visit https://www.tonyburke.com.au/media-releases/2026/new-appointments-to-arts-councils-may26

Submissions to the next National Cultural Policy have started to be uploaded to the Office for the Arts website, you can view them via https://www.arts.gov.au/have-your-say/new-national-cultural-policy?page=8

A major step forward in shaping the tertiary education system of the future has been taken with the formal establishment of the permanent Australian Tertiary Education Commission (ATEC), following the passage of legislation through Parliament in March.

The establishment of the ATEC was a key recommendation of the Australian Universities Accord (the Accord) and is central to strengthening the system’s ability to respond to Australia’s future skills and knowledge needs and deliver on long-term national priorities.

You can read more about it via https://www.atec.gov.au/news/australian-tertiary-education-commission-formally-established

CHASS made a submission to the Education and Employment Legislation Committee inquiry into ‘Australian Research Council Amendment (Ensuring Research Independence) Bill 2018’. We recommend ending the Ministerial veto. See https://chass.org.au/content.aspx?page_id=22&club_id=239946&module_id=464739

As President of the Council for the Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (CHASS) in Australia, I write on behalf of the CHASS Board to give our perspectives on the University Research Commercialisation Scheme.

The Australasian Institute of Judicial Administration regularly provides financial and in-kind support to research in our areas of interest. These areas of interest are:

- Indigenous justice as it relates to the administration of justice.
- Technology as it relates to the administration of justice.
- Vulnerable communities as they relate to the administration of justice.
- Paths to excellence in judicial administration.

For details, visit https://aija.org.au/research/