Australia cuts research funding for universities -. Bianca Nogrady, Nature

Australian scientists have expressed disappointment over a budget update that cuts Aus$328.5 million from research funding that had been expected over the next four years. The government announced that it will freeze funding increases for the programme that supports research, facilities and training, including of PhDs, at universities. Funding for 2019 will stay the same as in 2018, at Aus$1.92 billion (US$1.4 billion), whereas the $2.17 billion budgeted for 2022 has been reduced to $2.05 billion. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-07840-w