In December Acting Education Minister Stuart Robert told the Australian Research Council he wanted it to have an advisory committee “with substantial research end-user and governance representation”

Fears that this meant fewer researchers, more business-people and no HASS reps at all were misplaced. The advisory committee, announced yesterday, is researcher and research-governance rich.

Chris Moran (DVC R – Curtin U) is chair, Members are, * Calum Drummond (RMIT) * Mark Hutchinson (Uni Adelaide) * Mark McKenzie,  (Council of Small Business Organisations Australia)  * Mirjana Prica (Food Innovation Australia) * Michelle Simmons UNSW) * Deborah Terry Uni Queensland) * Maggie Walter (Yoorrook Justice Commission)

The humanities miss out but the social sciences are represented by Uni Queensland VC Professor Terry who is psychology scholar and Professor Walter, who is a sociologist.