❓ Hon Michelle Hofmann questions the Minister for Tertiary and International Education regarding the Cook government's review into the potential merger of UWA, Murdoch, and Curtin Universities, focusing on the review panel's report, ministerial travel, and associated costs.
AnsweredQoN 908Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
University of Western Australia—Merger
908. Hon Michelle Hofmann to the parliamentary secretary representing the Minister
for Tertiary and International Education:
I refer to the Cook
government's review into the merger of the University of Western Australia with
Murdoch University and Curtin University.
(1) On what date will the review panel provide its
report this year?
(2) Has the minister undertaken overseas or
interstate travel in connection with this review?
(3) If yes to (2), how many trips have been taken
to date?
(4) What has been the total cost of these trips
undertaken by the minister to date?
(5) Can the minister
table the outcomes, purpose and attendees of any meetings held during these
trips and, if not, why not?
908. Hon Michelle Hofmann to the parliamentary secretary representing the Minister
for Tertiary and International Education:
I refer to the Cook
government's review into the merger of the University of Western Australia with
Murdoch University and Curtin University.
(1) On what date will the review panel provide its
report this year?
(2) Has the minister undertaken overseas or
interstate travel in connection with this review?
(3) If yes to (2), how many trips have been taken
to date?
(4) What has been the total cost of these trips
undertaken by the minister to date?
(5) Can the minister
table the outcomes, purpose and attendees of any meetings held during these
trips and, if not, why not?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member
for some notice of the question. The answer provided to me is as follows.
(1) The minister will consider the report on the
feasibility of public universities when it is received.
(2) Yes.
(3) It is one.
(4) It is $10,915.
(5) Insights from the minister's travel have been
shared with the university feasibility study investigation committee.
for some notice of the question. The answer provided to me is as follows.
(1) The minister will consider the report on the
feasibility of public universities when it is received.
(2) Yes.
(3) It is one.
(4) It is $10,915.
(5) Insights from the minister's travel have been
shared with the university feasibility study investigation committee.
Explore WA Government Data
Search the full archive in the free dashboard, or query programmatically via API.
Explore more
Government Gazette
Appointments, regulatory notices, planning changes.
Hansard
Debates, questions, speeches and sentiment.
Tabled Papers
Reports and documents tabled in Parliament.
Committees
Committee profiles and recent reports.
Regulations
Subsidiary legislation with filters and summaries.
Bills
Proposed laws and parliamentary progress.
Acts
Current WA legislation and summaries.
Explanatory Memoranda
Bills with EMs (text/PDF) available.
Members
MP profiles, party breakdown and rankings.
Pollie Rankings
Data-driven rankings across 19 categories.
Amendment Chains
Track how schemes and regulations evolve over time.