Academics welcome Australian Research Council overhaul following controversial grant decisions

Researchers and Greens raise concerns about national interest test' introduced by Coalition which Labor has signalled will remain

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The Australian Research Council, the national body responsible for administering non-medical research funding, will be reformed in a development welcomed by the research community after grant delays and longstanding accusations of political interference.

The federal education minister, Jason Clare, announced on Tuesday a review of the agency, which administers around $800m in funding each year to Australian researchers.

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