Our universities have lost their way, transforming from institutions of national development into international degree mills that often work against Australian interests. Decades of injecting United Nations-centric ideology into curricula through programs like the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) have compromised our educational sovereignty.

Key Reforms:

1. Australian-First Curriculum Mandate

• Immediately remove all UN sustainability frameworks and associated ideological requirements from accreditation standards and course content.

• Introduce a mandatory “Australian Civics and Western Tradition” core subject for all undergraduate degrees, focusing on our nation’s history, institutions, and philosophical foundations.

• Prioritise funding for disciplines critical to national sovereignty: engineering, mining, agriculture, medicine, and advanced manufacturing.

2. Financial Restructure to Serve National Needs

• Cap international student enrolments at 15% of total student population to refocus universities on educating Australian citizens.

• Replace the demand-driven funding model with a strategic national priorities model, allocating places based on workforce needs and national interest.

• Offer full HECS-HELP remission for graduates who work in critical domestic roles for five years after graduation.

3. Governance and Accountability Reform

• Restructure university councils to include mandatory representation from Australian industry, defence sectors, and regional communities.

• Legislate a “Duty to Academic Freedom” requiring universities to protect intellectual diversity and sanctioning those that suppress dissenting views.

• Redirect funding from social science faculties promoting divisive ideologies to technical and applied research that benefits Australian industry and communities.

This policy will reclaim our universities as institutions that serve Australia’s national interest first, producing graduates equipped to solve Australian problems and strengthen Australian sovereignty, rather than promoting a globalist agenda that has weakened our national identity and self-sufficiency.