WA needs a top-ranking university that can compete for top academic talent. A merger could give us just that

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For too long, Western Australia has relied economically on its natural resources and the wonderful benefits that it has in terms of agriculture and tourism.

In the remainder of this century, WA needs to focus on developing a modern, knowledge-based economy and transitioning Perth from being a large regional city to being a major international city with a strong and diverse 21st century economy.

Making that transition will create many opportunities for future generations and mean that many of the best and brightest young West Australians stay in WA and develop outstanding careers, rather than having to move to the east coast or internationally to follow their dreams.

I therefore applaud Tertiary Minister Tony Buti and the state government for taking the initiative in terms of proposing a merger of three of the public universities to create a new state university with the clear intention of establishing an institution with the resources and new direction required to be a world-leading, top-100 university.

For too long, state governments have ignored the university sector and considered it a Commonwealth problem.

The four........

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