ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

ACTU	Australian Council of Trade Unions
ARC	Australian Research Council
ATAR	Australian Tertiary Admission Rank
BFR	Base Funding Review
CHC	Christian Heritage College
COPHE	Council of Private Higher Education
CPI	Consumer Price Index
FEE-HELP	Australian Government loan program to help eligible fee paying students pay their tuition fees
HECS	Higher Education Contribution Scheme
HECS-HELP	Higher Education Contribution Scheme-Higher Education Loan Program
HEGI	Higher Education Grants Index
HELP	Higher Education Loan Program
HEPI	Higher Education Policy Institute (UK)
HESA	Higher Education Support Act 2003
NATSEM	National Centre for Social and Economic Modelling
NCOA	National Commission of Audit
NCRIS	National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy
NTEU	National Tertiary Education Union
OECD	Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
QILT	Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching
RTS	Research Training Scheme
RUN	Regional Universities Network
SES	Socioeconomic status
TAFE	Technical and Further Education
TEQSA	Tertiary Education Quality Standards Agency
UWA	University of Western Australia
VET	Vocational Education and Training
VET FEE-HELP	Australian Government loan program to help eligible students enrolled in higher-level VET courses pay their tuition fees