This column was first published at The Conversation on 22 August 2016. It became highly relevant again in late 2018, when ARC Discovery and DECRA funding announcements were put on old by Education Minister Dan Tehan, who wanted a “public…
Like most academics and several other Conversation authors, I imagine, I’m irritated at the Coalition’s recently stated intention to micro-manage ARC Granting outcomes. Irritated, but in no way surprised. Have The Coalition strategists been reading up on the tactical genius…