Program · Outcome 2: Promote growth in economic productivity and social wellbeing through access to quality higher education, international education, and international quality research
Program 2.5: Investment in Higher Education Research
The Australian Government is committed to a world-class research system, that encourages innovation and economic growth. Quality collaboration, engagement, diversity, impact and sustainability are the key priorities for the Government and drive its investment in Australian research and research capacity.
Department of Education, 2026-27 Portfolio Budget Statements, PDF page 67 reported
$2.4bn
2026-27 Budget estimate
+$51m (+2.2%) on 2025-26 estimated actual
Traced to named suppliers and grant recipients
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Published lines
Each row is one line of the program’s expense table in the 2026-27 Portfolio Budget Statements – Program Expense Line Items, as published.
| Line | Kind | 2025-26 estimated actual |
2026-27 Budget estimate |
Change | Treatment | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Higher Education Support Act 2003 | administered | $2.4bn | $2.4bn | +$51m +2.2% | reported | Table 2.2.1, row 413 |