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“秘密阻止了对400万美元人文科学研究项目的资助,这些项目已经通过政府研究审批机构(ARC)的批准。”
原始来源: Matthew Davis

原始来源

事实核查

gāi gāi 主张zhǔ zhāng zhǔ zhāng ** * ** * 属实shǔ shí shǔ shí ** * ** * 这一zhè yī zhè yī 事件shì jiàn shì jiàn 确实què shí què shí 所述suǒ shù suǒ shù 发生fā shēng fā shēng
The claim is **TRUE** - this incident did occur as described.
20182018 2018 nián nián 1010 10 yuè yuè qián qián 教育部长jiào yù bù zhǎng jiào yù bù zhǎng SimonSimon Simon BirminghamBirmingham Birmingham 阻止zǔ zhǐ zǔ zhǐ le le 420420 420 万美元wàn měi yuán wàn měi yuán 已获yǐ huò yǐ huò ARCARC ARC 澳大利亚ào dà lì yà ào dà lì yà 研究yán jiū yán jiū 委员会wěi yuán huì wěi yuán huì 批准pī zhǔn pī zhǔn de de 拨款bō kuǎn bō kuǎn [[ [ 11 1 ]] ]
In October 2018, former Education Minister Simon Birmingham blocked $4.2 million in approved ARC (Australian Research Council) grants [1].
参议院cān yì yuàn cān yì yuàn 预算yù suàn yù suàn estimatesestimates estimates 揭露jiē lù jiē lù BirminghamBirmingham Birmingham 亲自qīn zì qīn zì 干预gān yù gān yù 拒绝jù jué jù jué le le 1111 11 通过tōng guò tōng guò 标准biāo zhǔn biāo zhǔn 同行tóng háng tóng háng 评审píng shěn píng shěn 程序chéng xù chéng xù 批准pī zhǔn pī zhǔn de de 人文科学rén wén kē xué rén wén kē xué 研究yán jiū yán jiū 拨款bō kuǎn bō kuǎn [[ [ 22 2 ]] ]
Senate estimates revealed that Birmingham had personally intervened to reject 11 humanities research grants that had been approved through the standard peer-review process [2].
bèi bèi 拒绝jù jué jù jué de de 拨款bō kuǎn bō kuǎn 包括bāo kuò bāo kuò 以下yǐ xià yǐ xià 项目xiàng mù xiàng mù
The grants included projects such as: - "Writing the struggle for Sioux and US modernity" ($926,372) [3] - "The music of nature and the nature of music" ($764,744) [3] - "Price, metals and materials in the global exchange" ($391,574) [3] - A history of men's dress from 1870 to 1970 ($326,000) [1] - Research on "beauty and ugliness as persuasive tools in changing China's gender norms" [1] - "Post orientalist arts in the Strait of Gibraltar" [1] The intervention was indeed secretive initially - the blocking was only revealed during Senate estimates questioning, not through any government announcement [2].
-- - "" " 撰写zhuàn xiě zhuàn xiě 苏族sū zú sū zú 美国měi guó měi guó 现代化xiàn dài huà xiàn dài huà de de 斗争dòu zhēng dòu zhēng "" " $$ $ 926926 926 ,, , 372372 372 [[ [ 33 3 ]] ]
-- - "" " 自然zì rán zì rán 音乐yīn yuè yīn yuè 音乐yīn yuè yīn yuè de de 本质běn zhì běn zhì "" " $$ $ 764764 764 ,, , 744744 744 [[ [ 33 3 ]] ]
-- - "" " 全球quán qiú quán qiú 交换jiāo huàn jiāo huàn zhōng zhōng de de 价格jià gé jià gé 金属jīn shǔ jīn shǔ 材料cái liào cái liào "" " $$ $ 391391 391 ,, , 574574 574 [[ [ 33 3 ]] ]
-- - 18701870 1870 nián nián zhì zhì 19701970 1970 nián nián 男性nán xìng nán xìng 服饰fú shì fú shì shǐ shǐ $$ $ 326326 326 ,, , 000000 000 [[ [ 11 1 ]] ]
-- - 关于guān yú guān yú "" " měi měi chǒu chǒu 作为zuò wéi zuò wéi 改变gǎi biàn gǎi biàn 中国zhōng guó zhōng guó 性别xìng bié xìng bié 规范guī fàn guī fàn de de 说服shuō fú shuō fú 工具gōng jù gōng jù "" " de de 研究yán jiū yán jiū [[ [ 11 1 ]] ]
-- - "" " 直布罗陀海峡zhí bù luó tuó hǎi xiá zhí bù luó tuó hǎi xiá de de hòu hòu 东方dōng fāng dōng fāng 主义zhǔ yì zhǔ yì 艺术yì shù yì shù "" " [[ [ 11 1 ]] ]
此次cǐ cì cǐ cì 干预gān yù gān yù 确实què shí què shí shì shì 秘密mì mì mì mì 进行jìn xíng jìn xíng de de 阻止zǔ zhǐ zǔ zhǐ 行为xíng wéi xíng wéi jǐn jǐn zài zài 参议院cān yì yuàn cān yì yuàn 预算yù suàn yù suàn estimatesestimates estimates 质询zhì xún zhì xún 期间qī jiān qī jiān bèi bèi 揭露jiē lù jiē lù ér ér fēi fēi 通过tōng guò tōng guò 任何rèn hé rèn hé 政府公告zhèng fǔ gōng gào zhèng fǔ gōng gào [[ [ 22 2 ]] ]

缺失背景

gāi gāi 主张zhǔ zhāng zhǔ zhāng 准确zhǔn què zhǔn què dàn dàn 忽略hū lüè hū lüè le le 几个jǐ gè jǐ gè 重要zhòng yào zhòng yào de de 背景bèi jǐng bèi jǐng 因素yīn sù yīn sù
The claim is accurate but omits several important contextual factors: 1. **Ministerial Power**: The intervention, while extraordinary, was technically within existing ministerial powers.
11 1 .. . ** * ** * 部长bù zhǎng bù zhǎng 权力quán lì quán lì ** * ** * 此次cǐ cì cǐ cì 干预gān yù gān yù 虽然suī rán suī rán 寻常xún cháng xún cháng dàn dàn 在技术上zài jì shù shàng zài jì shù shàng 属于shǔ yú shǔ yú 现有xiàn yǒu xiàn yǒu de de 部长bù zhǎng bù zhǎng 权力quán lì quán lì 范围fàn wéi fàn wéi nèi nèi
However, the use of this power was unusual.
然而rán ér rán ér 使用shǐ yòng shǐ yòng 这一zhè yī zhè yī 权力quán lì quán lì shì shì 寻常xún cháng xún cháng de de
Labor's innovation spokesman Kim Carr pointed out that Labor had established a protocol in 2007 requiring ministers to provide "full, timely and public explanation" when overturning ARC decisions [1].
LaborLabor Labor 创新chuàng xīn chuàng xīn 事务shì wù shì wù 发言人fā yán rén fā yán rén KimKim Kim CarrCarr Carr 指出zhǐ chū zhǐ chū LaborLabor Labor zài zài 20072007 2007 nián nián 建立jiàn lì jiàn lì le le 一项yī xiàng yī xiàng 协议xié yì xié yì 要求yāo qiú yāo qiú 部长bù zhǎng bù zhǎng zài zài 推翻tuī fān tuī fān ARCARC ARC 决定jué dìng jué dìng shí shí 提供tí gōng tí gōng "" " 充分chōng fèn chōng fèn 及时jí shí jí shí 公开gōng kāi gōng kāi de de 解释jiě shì jiě shì "" " [[ [ 11 1 ]] ]
The protocol had existed but was not legally binding. 2. **Government Justification**: Birmingham defended the decision, stating that "more than 99.7% of recommended grants had been approved" and that the rejected projects were redirected to "other research projects" [1].
gāi gāi 协议xié yì xié yì 虽然suī rán suī rán 存在cún zài cún zài dàn dàn 具有jù yǒu jù yǒu 法律fǎ lǜ fǎ lǜ 约束力yuē shù lì yuē shù lì
He argued that the vast majority of taxpayers would view the rejected projects as wrong priorities [1]. 3. **The Specific Claims About Projects**: While universities and academics criticized the selections as arbitrary, the government's defense was that some projects seemed frivolous or of questionable value.
22 2 .. . ** * ** * 政府zhèng fǔ zhèng fǔ 理由lǐ yóu lǐ yóu ** * ** * BirminghamBirmingham Birmingham wèi wèi zhè zhè 决定jué dìng jué dìng 辩护biàn hù biàn hù chēng chēng "" " 超过chāo guò chāo guò 99.7%99.7% 99.7% de de 推荐tuī jiàn tuī jiàn 拨款bō kuǎn bō kuǎn 获得huò dé huò dé 批准pī zhǔn pī zhǔn "" " bèi bèi 拒绝jù jué jù jué de de 项目xiàng mù xiàng mù bèi bèi 重新chóng xīn chóng xīn 定向dìng xiàng dìng xiàng dào dào "" " 其他qí tā qí tā 研究yán jiū yán jiū 项目xiàng mù xiàng mù "" " [[ [ 11 1 ]] ]
The claim omits this government perspective entirely. 4. **Affected Universities**: The blocking affected 11 grants across multiple universities, including seven from Group of Eight universities and three from UNSW [1].
认为rèn wéi rèn wéi 绝大多数jué dà duō shù jué dà duō shù 纳税人nà shuì rén nà shuì rén huì huì 认为rèn wéi rèn wéi bèi bèi 拒绝jù jué jù jué de de 项目xiàng mù xiàng mù shì shì 错误cuò wù cuò wù de de 优先yōu xiān yōu xiān 事项shì xiàng shì xiàng [[ [ 11 1 ]] ]
This suggests the impact was broader than suggested by the phrasing "research projects." 5. **ARC Processes**: The ARC's peer-review system is genuinely expert-driven, making ministerial veto of approved grants highly unusual and controversial [1].
33 3 .. . ** * ** * 关于guān yú guān yú 项目xiàng mù xiàng mù de de 具体jù tǐ jù tǐ 主张zhǔ zhāng zhǔ zhāng ** * ** * 虽然suī rán suī rán 大学dà xué dà xué 学者xué zhě xué zhě 批评pī píng pī píng 这些zhè xiē zhè xiē 选择xuǎn zé xuǎn zé shì shì 任意rèn yì rèn yì de de dàn dàn 政府zhèng fǔ zhèng fǔ de de 辩护biàn hù biàn hù shì shì 某些mǒu xiē mǒu xiē 项目xiàng mù xiàng mù 似乎sì hū sì hū 轻浮qīng fú qīng fú huò huò 价值jià zhí jià zhí questionablequestionable questionable
However, the power technically existed, though its use in this manner was unprecedented in recent memory [3].
gāi gāi 主张zhǔ zhāng zhǔ zhāng 完全wán quán wán quán 忽略hū lüè hū lüè le le 政府zhèng fǔ zhèng fǔ de de zhè zhè 观点guān diǎn guān diǎn
44 4 .. . ** * ** * shòu shòu 影响yǐng xiǎng yǐng xiǎng 大学dà xué dà xué ** * ** * 此次cǐ cì cǐ cì 阻止zǔ zhǐ zǔ zhǐ 影响yǐng xiǎng yǐng xiǎng le le 多所duō suǒ duō suǒ 大学dà xué dà xué gòng gòng 1111 11 xiàng xiàng 拨款bō kuǎn bō kuǎn 包括bāo kuò bāo kuò 八校bā xiào bā xiào 联盟lián méng lián méng zhōng zhōng de de 七所qī suǒ qī suǒ 新南威尔士xīn nán wēi ěr shì xīn nán wēi ěr shì 大学dà xué dà xué de de sān sān suǒ suǒ [[ [ 11 1 ]] ]
zhè zhè 表明biǎo míng biǎo míng 影响yǐng xiǎng yǐng xiǎng "" " 研究yán jiū yán jiū 项目xiàng mù xiàng mù "" " 这一zhè yī zhè yī 措辞cuò cí cuò cí suǒ suǒ 暗示àn shì àn shì de de 更为gèng wéi gèng wéi 广泛guǎng fàn guǎng fàn
55 5 .. . ** * ** * ARCARC ARC 程序chéng xù chéng xù ** * ** * ARCARC ARC de de 同行tóng háng tóng háng 评审píng shěn píng shěn 系统xì tǒng xì tǒng shì shì 真正zhēn zhèng zhēn zhèng yóu yóu 专家zhuān jiā zhuān jiā 驱动qū dòng qū dòng de de zhè zhè 使得shǐ de shǐ de 部长bù zhǎng bù zhǎng duì duì 批准pī zhǔn pī zhǔn 拨款bō kuǎn bō kuǎn de de 否决fǒu jué fǒu jué 寻常xún cháng xún cháng qiě qiě 引起争议yǐn qǐ zhēng yì yǐn qǐ zhēng yì [[ [ 11 1 ]] ]
然而rán ér rán ér gāi gāi 权力quán lì quán lì 在技术上zài jì shù shàng zài jì shù shàng shì shì 存在cún zài cún zài de de 尽管jǐn guǎn jǐn guǎn 这种zhè zhǒng zhè zhǒng 方式fāng shì fāng shì 使用shǐ yòng shǐ yòng shì shì 近年来jìn nián lái jìn nián lái 前所未有qián suǒ wèi yǒu qián suǒ wèi yǒu de de [[ [ 33 3 ]] ]

来源可信度评估

原始yuán shǐ yuán shǐ 来源lái yuán lái yuán shì shì 卫报wèi bào wèi bào 澳大利亚ào dà lì yà ào dà lì yà 一家yī jiā yī jiā 主流zhǔ liú zhǔ liú qiě qiě 声誉shēng yù shēng yù 良好liáng hǎo liáng hǎo de de 新闻媒体xīn wén méi tǐ xīn wén méi tǐ
The original source is The Guardian Australia, a mainstream and reputable news outlet.
gāi gāi 报道bào dào bào dào 由受yóu shòu yóu shòu rén rén 尊敬zūn jìng zūn jìng de de 政治zhèng zhì zhèng zhì 记者jì zhě jì zhě PaulPaul Paul KarpKarp Karp 撰写zhuàn xiě zhuàn xiě
The story was reported by Paul Karp, a respected political correspondent.
卫报wèi bào wèi bào de de 报道bào dào bào dào 基于jī yú jī yú 参议院cān yì yuàn cān yì yuàn 预算yù suàn yù suàn estimatesestimates estimates de de 揭露jiē lù jiē lù 使shǐ shǐ 成为chéng wéi chéng wéi 报道bào dào bào dào 初级chū jí chū jí 政府zhèng fǔ zhèng fǔ 记录jì lù jì lù de de 二手èr shǒu èr shǒu 来源lái yuán lái yuán
The Guardian's reporting was based on Senate estimates revelations, making it a secondary source reporting on primary government records.
这是zhè shì zhè shì 一个yí gè yí gè 可信kě xìn kě xìn de de 来源lái yuán lái yuán
This is a credible source.
gāi gāi 主张zhǔ zhāng zhǔ zhāng 本身běn shēn běn shēn 来自lái zì lái zì 一个yí gè yí gè 倾向qīng xiàng qīng xiàng LaborLabor Labor de de 网站wǎng zhàn wǎng zhàn mdavismdavis mdavis .. . xyzxyz xyz dàn dàn 基本jī běn jī běn 事实shì shí shì shí 并未bìng wèi bìng wèi 受到shòu dào shòu dào 政府zhèng fǔ zhèng fǔ de de 质疑zhì yí zhì yí
The claim itself comes from a Labor-aligned website (mdavis.xyz), but the underlying facts are not in dispute by the government.
政府zhèng fǔ zhèng fǔ de de 回应huí yìng huí yìng 不是bú shì bú shì 否认fǒu rèn fǒu rèn 事实shì shí shì shí 而是ér shì ér shì wèi wèi gāi gāi 决定jué dìng jué dìng 辩护biàn hù biàn hù chēng chēng shì shì 适当shì dàng shì dàng de de
The government's response was not to deny the facts but to defend the decision as appropriate.
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工党对比

** * ** * LaborLabor Labor 是否shì fǒu shì fǒu 做过zuò guò zuò guò 类似lèi sì lèi sì de de 事情shì qíng shì qíng
**Did Labor do something similar?** Search conducted for Labor government blocking ARC grants or overturning ministerial vetoes of research funding. **Finding**: Labor's Kim Carr (then innovation and industry spokesman for Labor) responded to this incident by referencing a protocol Labor had established in 2007: "Labor established in 2007 that the minister not overturn ARC decisions 'without a full, timely and public explanation'" [1].
** * ** *
This suggests Labor had recognized ministerial powers existed but attempted to constrain them through protocol.
搜索sōu suǒ sōu suǒ le le LaborLabor Labor 政府zhèng fǔ zhèng fǔ 阻止zǔ zhǐ zǔ zhǐ ARCARC ARC 拨款bō kuǎn bō kuǎn huò huò 推翻tuī fān tuī fān 部长bù zhǎng bù zhǎng duì duì 研究yán jiū yán jiū 资金zī jīn zī jīn 否决fǒu jué fǒu jué de de 情况qíng kuàng qíng kuàng
There is no evidence in available sources of Labor overturning ARC-recommended grants in the same manner during the Labor government (2007-2013).
** * ** * 发现fā xiàn fā xiàn ** * ** * LaborLabor Labor de de KimKim Kim CarrCarr Carr 当时dāng shí dāng shí LaborLabor Labor de de 创新chuàng xīn chuàng xīn 工业gōng yè gōng yè 事务shì wù shì wù 发言人fā yán rén fā yán rén zài zài 回应huí yìng huí yìng 这一zhè yī zhè yī 事件shì jiàn shì jiàn shí shí 提到tí dào tí dào le le LaborLabor Labor zài zài 20072007 2007 nián nián 建立jiàn lì jiàn lì de de 一项yī xiàng yī xiàng 协议xié yì xié yì "" " LaborLabor Labor zài zài 20072007 2007 nián nián 确立què lì què lì 部长bù zhǎng bù zhǎng 不得bù dé bù dé '' ' zài zài 没有méi yǒu méi yǒu 充分chōng fèn chōng fèn 及时jí shí jí shí 公开gōng kāi gōng kāi 解释jiě shì jiě shì de de 情况qíng kuàng qíng kuàng xià xià 推翻tuī fān tuī fān ARCARC ARC de de 决定jué dìng jué dìng '' ' "" " [[ [ 11 1 ]] ]
However, sources indicate that ministerial veto power existed historically and could theoretically have been used by any government [3].
zhè zhè 表明biǎo míng biǎo míng LaborLabor Labor 承认chéng rèn chéng rèn 部长bù zhǎng bù zhǎng 权力quán lì quán lì 存在cún zài cún zài dàn dàn 试图shì tú shì tú 通过tōng guò tōng guò 协议xié yì xié yì 加以jiā yǐ jiā yǐ 约束yuē shù yuē shù
Labor's approach appears to have been to establish transparency protocols rather than to remove the power entirely.
zài zài 现有xiàn yǒu xiàn yǒu 来源lái yuán lái yuán zhōng zhōng 没有méi yǒu méi yǒu 证据zhèng jù zhèng jù 表明biǎo míng biǎo míng LaborLabor Labor 政府zhèng fǔ zhèng fǔ zài zài 执政zhí zhèng zhí zhèng 期间qī jiān qī jiān 20072007 2007 -- - 20132013 2013 同样tóng yàng tóng yàng 方式fāng shì fāng shì 推翻tuī fān tuī fān guò guò ARCARC ARC 推荐tuī jiàn tuī jiàn de de 拨款bō kuǎn bō kuǎn
The broader context from academic critics suggests this has been an ongoing issue with multiple Coalition ministers across the decade, not just Birmingham, indicating a pattern rather than an isolated incident [3].
然而rán ér rán ér 来源lái yuán lái yuán 表明biǎo míng biǎo míng 部长bù zhǎng bù zhǎng 否决权fǒu jué quán fǒu jué quán 历史lì shǐ lì shǐ shàng shàng 存在cún zài cún zài 理论lǐ lùn lǐ lùn shàng shàng 任何rèn hé rèn hé 政府zhèng fǔ zhèng fǔ dōu dōu 可能kě néng kě néng 使用shǐ yòng shǐ yòng [[ [ 33 3 ]] ]
LaborLabor Labor de de 做法zuò fǎ zuò fǎ 似乎sì hū sì hū shì shì 建立jiàn lì jiàn lì 透明tòu míng tòu míng 协议xié yì xié yì ér ér fēi fēi 完全wán quán wán quán 取消qǔ xiāo qǔ xiāo gāi gāi 权力quán lì quán lì
来自lái zì lái zì 学术xué shù xué shù 批评者pī píng zhě pī píng zhě de de gèng gèng 广泛guǎng fàn guǎng fàn 背景bèi jǐng bèi jǐng 表明biǎo míng biǎo míng 这是zhè shì zhè shì 整个zhěng gè zhěng gè 十年shí nián shí nián lái lái 多位duō wèi duō wèi 联盟lián méng lián méng 部长bù zhǎng bù zhǎng 持续chí xù chí xù 存在cún zài cún zài de de 问题wèn tí wèn tí 不仅仅bù jǐn jǐn bù jǐn jǐn shì shì BirminghamBirmingham Birmingham 表明biǎo míng biǎo míng 这是zhè shì zhè shì 一种yī zhǒng yī zhǒng 模式mó shì mó shì ér ér fēi fēi 孤立gū lì gū lì 事件shì jiàn shì jiàn [[ [ 33 3 ]] ]
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平衡视角

** * ** * duì duì 决定jué dìng jué dìng de de 批评pī píng pī píng ** * ** *
**Criticisms of the decision:** Multiple peak university bodies condemned the intervention as "reprehensible," "disgraceful," and damaging to Australia's international research reputation [1].
多个duō gè duō gè 顶尖dǐng jiān dǐng jiān 大学dà xué dà xué 机构jī gòu jī gòu 谴责qiǎn zé qiǎn zé 此次cǐ cì cǐ cì 干预gān yù gān yù shì shì "" " 应受谴责yīng shòu qiǎn zé yīng shòu qiǎn zé de de "" " "" " 可耻kě chǐ kě chǐ de de "" " bìng bìng 损害sǔn hài sǔn hài 澳大利亚ào dà lì yà ào dà lì yà de de 国际guó jì guó jì 研究yán jiū yán jiū 声誉shēng yù shēng yù [[ [ 11 1 ]] ]
Universities Australia's CEO Catriona Jackson made an apt analogy: "You don't expect the federal sports minister to choose Australia's Olympic team.
澳大利亚ào dà lì yà ào dà lì yà 大学dà xué dà xué 联盟lián méng lián méng 首席shǒu xí shǒu xí 执行官zhí xíng guān zhí xíng guān CatrionaCatriona Catriona JacksonJackson Jackson zuò zuò le le 一个yí gè yí gè 恰当qià dàng qià dàng de de 比喻bǐ yù bǐ yù "" " 期望qī wàng qī wàng 联邦lián bāng lián bāng 体育tǐ yù tǐ yù 部长bù zhǎng bù zhǎng 挑选tiāo xuǎn tiāo xuǎn 澳大利亚ào dà lì yà ào dà lì yà 奥运ào yùn ào yùn 代表队dài biǎo duì dài biǎo duì
In the same way, we rely on subject experts to judge the best research in their field, not politicians" [1].
同样tóng yàng tóng yàng 我们wǒ men wǒ men 依靠yī kào yī kào 学科xué kē xué kē 专家zhuān jiā zhuān jiā lái lái 判断pàn duàn pàn duàn 领域lǐng yù lǐng yù de de 最佳zuì jiā zuì jiā 研究yán jiū yán jiū ér ér fēi fēi 政治家zhèng zhì jiā zhèng zhì jiā "" " [[ [ 11 1 ]] ]
The Group of Eight's chief executive called the decision "base politics" and noted it "infringes on research projects that have already been accepted by this nation's highly respected ARC" [1].
八校bā xiào bā xiào 联盟lián méng lián méng 首席shǒu xí shǒu xí 执行官zhí xíng guān zhí xíng guān chēng chēng zhè zhè 决定jué dìng jué dìng shì shì "" " 低俗dī sú dī sú 政治zhèng zhì zhèng zhì "" " bìng bìng 指出zhǐ chū zhǐ chū "" " 侵犯qīn fàn qīn fàn le le bèi bèi 本国běn guó běn guó 备受bèi shòu bèi shòu 尊重zūn zhòng zūn zhòng de de ARCARC ARC 接受jiē shòu jiē shòu de de 研究yán jiū yán jiū 项目xiàng mù xiàng mù "" " [[ [ 11 1 ]] ]
Academic leaders expressed concern that political interference "undermines the peer-review system, which is designed to ensure academic integrity" [1]. **Government justification and legitimate concerns:** The government's response was that: 1.
学术xué shù xué shù 领袖lǐng xiù lǐng xiù 表示biǎo shì biǎo shì 担心dān xīn dān xīn 政治zhèng zhì zhèng zhì 干预gān yù gān yù "" " 破坏pò huài pò huài le le 旨在zhǐ zài zhǐ zài 确保què bǎo què bǎo 学术xué shù xué shù 诚信chéng xìn chéng xìn de de 同行tóng háng tóng háng 评审píng shěn píng shěn 系统xì tǒng xì tǒng "" " [[ [ 11 1 ]] ]
Only 0.3% of recommended grants were rejected, suggesting selectivity rather than blanket rejection [1] 2.
** * ** * 政府zhèng fǔ zhèng fǔ 理由lǐ yóu lǐ yóu 合理hé lǐ hé lǐ 关切guān qiè guān qiè ** * ** *
The funds were "recommitted to other research projects" rather than cut from research overall [1] 3.
政府zhèng fǔ zhèng fǔ de de 回应huí yìng huí yìng shì shì
Some of the rejected projects genuinely could be characterized as of questionable immediate utility or relevance (e.g., the historian studying men's fashion) Education Minister Dan Tehan argued that "a good government respects hard-working taxpayers by doing due diligence about how their money is spent" [1], suggesting a genuine concern about accountability and value for money, not partisan censorship. **Key tension:** The real issue is that there is a genuine tension between: - **Peer-review independence**: The ARC's expert peer-review process should be free from political interference to maintain academic integrity - **Democratic accountability**: Elected governments do have some responsibility to ensure public funding is used effectively, and ministers are accountable to parliament The controversy lay not in whether ministers should have *any* oversight (they should), but in whether this should be done secretly and selectively, potentially chilling research into politically sensitive topics. **Precedent and systemic issue:** The TJ Ryan Foundation's research notes that this intervention was "not unprecedented," suggesting ministerial intervention in research funding has a history, though perhaps not to this degree [3].
11 1 .. . 只有zhǐ yǒu zhǐ yǒu 0.3%0.3% 0.3% de de 推荐tuī jiàn tuī jiàn 拨款bō kuǎn bō kuǎn bèi bèi 拒绝jù jué jù jué 表明biǎo míng biǎo míng shì shì 选择性xuǎn zé xìng xuǎn zé xìng ér ér fēi fēi 全盘quán pán quán pán 拒绝jù jué jù jué [[ [ 11 1 ]] ]
Sources indicate this continued to be an issue under subsequent Coalition governments, with Education Minister Stuart Robert also overturning ARC decisions [3].
22 2 .. . 资金zī jīn zī jīn bèi bèi "" " 重新chóng xīn chóng xīn 投入tóu rù tóu rù 其他qí tā qí tā 研究yán jiū yán jiū 项目xiàng mù xiàng mù "" " ér ér fēi fēi cóng cóng 研究yán jiū yán jiū zhōng zhōng 整体zhěng tǐ zhěng tǐ 削减xuē jiǎn xuē jiǎn [[ [ 11 1 ]] ]
33 3 .. . 一些yī xiē yī xiē bèi bèi 拒绝jù jué jù jué de de 项目xiàng mù xiàng mù 确实què shí què shí 可以kě yǐ kě yǐ bèi bèi 描述miáo shù miáo shù wèi wèi 具有jù yǒu jù yǒu questionablequestionable questionable de de 即时jí shí jí shí 效用xiào yòng xiào yòng huò huò 相关性xiāng guān xìng xiāng guān xìng 例如lì rú lì rú 研究yán jiū yán jiū 男性nán xìng nán xìng 服饰fú shì fú shì de de 历史学家lì shǐ xué jiā lì shǐ xué jiā
教育部长jiào yù bù zhǎng jiào yù bù zhǎng DanDan Dan TehanTehan Tehan 认为rèn wéi rèn wéi "" " 一个yí gè yí gè hǎo hǎo de de 政府zhèng fǔ zhèng fǔ 通过tōng guò tōng guò 尽职jìn zhí jìn zhí 调查diào chá diào chá 尊重zūn zhòng zūn zhòng 辛勤工作xīn qín gōng zuò xīn qín gōng zuò de de 纳税人nà shuì rén nà shuì rén 确保què bǎo què bǎo 他们tā men tā men de de qián qián bèi bèi 妥善tuǒ shàn tuǒ shàn 使用shǐ yòng shǐ yòng "" " [[ [ 11 1 ]] ] 表明biǎo míng biǎo míng 真正zhēn zhèng zhēn zhèng 关心guān xīn guān xīn de de shì shì 问责wèn zé wèn zé 价值jià zhí jià zhí ér ér fēi fēi 党派dǎng pài dǎng pài 审查shěn chá shěn chá
** * ** * 关键guān jiàn guān jiàn 张力zhāng lì zhāng lì ** * ** * 真正zhēn zhèng zhēn zhèng de de 问题wèn tí wèn tí 在于zài yú zài yú 存在cún zài cún zài 根本gēn běn gēn běn 张力zhāng lì zhāng lì
-- - ** * ** * 同行tóng háng tóng háng 评审píng shěn píng shěn 独立性dú lì xìng dú lì xìng ** * ** * ARCARC ARC de de 专家zhuān jiā zhuān jiā 评审píng shěn píng shěn 程序chéng xù chéng xù yīng yīng 免受miǎn shòu miǎn shòu 政治zhèng zhì zhèng zhì 干预gān yù gān yù 维护wéi hù wéi hù 学术xué shù xué shù 诚信chéng xìn chéng xìn
-- - ** * ** * 民主mín zhǔ mín zhǔ 问责wèn zé wèn zé ** * ** * 民选mín xuǎn mín xuǎn 政府zhèng fǔ zhèng fǔ 确实què shí què shí 负有fù yǒu fù yǒu 一定yí dìng yí dìng 责任zé rèn zé rèn 确保què bǎo què bǎo 公共gōng gòng gōng gòng 资金zī jīn zī jīn 有效yǒu xiào yǒu xiào 使用shǐ yòng shǐ yòng 部长bù zhǎng bù zhǎng duì duì 议会yì huì yì huì 负责fù zé fù zé
争议zhēng yì zhēng yì 在于zài yú zài yú 部长bù zhǎng bù zhǎng 是否shì fǒu shì fǒu yīng yīng 拥有yōng yǒu yōng yǒu ** * 任何rèn hé rèn hé ** * 监督权jiān dū quán jiān dū quán 他们tā men tā men 应该yīng gāi yīng gāi ér ér 在于zài yú zài yú zhè zhè 是否shì fǒu shì fǒu yīng yīng 秘密mì mì mì mì 选择性xuǎn zé xìng xuǎn zé xìng 进行jìn xíng jìn xíng 可能kě néng kě néng 使shǐ shǐ duì duì 政治zhèng zhì zhèng zhì 敏感话题mǐn gǎn huà tí mǐn gǎn huà tí de de 研究yán jiū yán jiū 受到shòu dào shòu dào 寒蝉hán chán hán chán 效应xiào yìng xiào yìng
** * ** * 先例xiān lì xiān lì 系统性xì tǒng xìng xì tǒng xìng 问题wèn tí wèn tí ** * ** * TJTJ TJ RyanRyan Ryan 基金会jī jīn huì jī jīn huì de de 研究yán jiū yán jiū 指出zhǐ chū zhǐ chū 此次cǐ cì cǐ cì 干预gān yù gān yù "" " 并非bìng fēi bìng fēi 前所未有qián suǒ wèi yǒu qián suǒ wèi yǒu "" " 表明biǎo míng biǎo míng duì duì 研究yán jiū yán jiū 资金zī jīn zī jīn de de 部长bù zhǎng bù zhǎng 干预gān yù gān yù yǒu yǒu 历史渊源lì shǐ yuān yuán lì shǐ yuān yuán 尽管jǐn guǎn jǐn guǎn 可能kě néng kě néng wèi wèi 达到dá dào dá dào 这种zhè zhǒng zhè zhǒng 程度chéng dù chéng dù [[ [ 33 3 ]] ]
来源lái yuán lái yuán 表明biǎo míng biǎo míng zhè zhè zài zài 随后suí hòu suí hòu de de 联盟lián méng lián méng 政府zhèng fǔ zhèng fǔ xià xià 继续jì xù jì xù 成为chéng wéi chéng wéi 一个yí gè yí gè 问题wèn tí wèn tí 教育部长jiào yù bù zhǎng jiào yù bù zhǎng StuartStuart Stuart RobertRobert Robert 推翻tuī fān tuī fān le le ARCARC ARC de de 决定jué dìng jué dìng [[ [ 33 3 ]] ]

属实

8.0

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gāi gāi 主张zhǔ zhāng zhǔ zhāng zài zài 事实shì shí shì shí 层面céng miàn céng miàn shì shì 准确zhǔn què zhǔn què de de
The claim is factually accurate.
SimonSimon Simon BirminghamBirmingham Birmingham 确实què shí què shí 阻止zǔ zhǐ zǔ zhǐ le le 420420 420 万美元wàn měi yuán wàn měi yuán 通过tōng guò tōng guò ARCARC ARC 批准pī zhǔn pī zhǔn de de 人文科学rén wén kē xué rén wén kē xué 研究yán jiū yán jiū 拨款bō kuǎn bō kuǎn
Simon Birmingham did block $4.2 million in humanities research grants that had been approved by the ARC.
阻止zǔ zhǐ zǔ zhǐ 行为xíng wéi xíng wéi 最初zuì chū zuì chū 确实què shí què shí shì shì 秘密mì mì mì mì de de jǐn jǐn 通过tōng guò tōng guò 参议院cān yì yuàn cān yì yuàn 预算yù suàn yù suàn estimatesestimates estimates 揭露jiē lù jiē lù qiě qiě 这些zhè xiē zhè xiē 拨款bō kuǎn bō kuǎn 通过tōng guò tōng guò 适当shì dàng shì dàng de de 政府zhèng fǔ zhèng fǔ 程序chéng xù chéng xù 获得huò dé huò dé 批准pī zhǔn pī zhǔn
The blocking was indeed initially secret (revealed only through Senate estimates), and the grants were already approved through proper government processes.
然而rán ér rán ér gāi gāi 主张zhǔ zhāng zhǔ zhāng 简化jiǎn huà jiǎn huà le le 一个yí gè yí gè gèng gèng 复杂fù zá fù zá de de 问题wèn tí wèn tí 涉及shè jí shè jí 部长bù zhǎng bù zhǎng 自由zì yóu zì yóu 裁量权cái liàng quán cái liàng quán 研究yán jiū yán jiū 资金zī jīn zī jīn 优先yōu xiān yōu xiān 事项shì xiàng shì xiàng 以及yǐ jí yǐ jí 政治zhèng zhì zhèng zhì 问责wèn zé wèn zé 学术xué shù xué shù 独立dú lì dú lì 之间zhī jiān zhī jiān de de 张力zhāng lì zhāng lì
However, the claim simplifies a more complex issue about ministerial discretion, research funding priorities, and the tension between political accountability and academic independence.
虽然suī rán suī rán 阻止zǔ zhǐ zǔ zhǐ 行为xíng wéi xíng wéi 引起争议yǐn qǐ zhēng yì yǐn qǐ zhēng yì bìng bìng 遭到zāo dào zāo dào 大学dà xué dà xué 反对fǎn duì fǎn duì dàn dàn 政府zhèng fǔ zhèng fǔ 关于guān yú guān yú 有权yǒu quán yǒu quán 重新chóng xīn chóng xīn 定向dìng xiàng dìng xiàng 认为rèn wéi rèn wéi 优先级yōu xiān jí yōu xiān jí jiào jiào de de 项目xiàng mù xiàng mù 资金zī jīn zī jīn de de 立场lì chǎng lì chǎng zài zài 现有xiàn yǒu xiàn yǒu 部长bù zhǎng bù zhǎng 权力quán lì quán lì 中有zhōng yǒu zhōng yǒu 一定yí dìng yí dìng 依据yī jù yī jù 尽管jǐn guǎn jǐn guǎn 这种zhè zhǒng zhè zhǒng 方式fāng shì fāng shì 使用shǐ yòng shǐ yòng 这些zhè xiē zhè xiē 权力quán lì quán lì shì shì 寻常xún cháng xún cháng de de
While the blocking was controversial and opposed by universities, the government's position that it had authority to redirect funding for projects it deemed lower priority has some basis in existing ministerial powers (though the use of these powers in this manner was highly unusual).

📚 来源与引用 (5)

  1. 1
    Guardian Australia: 'Disgraceful': university decries 'political interference' that blocked $4m in grants

    Guardian Australia: 'Disgraceful': university decries 'political interference' that blocked $4m in grants

    Targeting of humanities damages country’s reputation, Australian Catholic University says

    the Guardian
  2. 2
    Guardian Australia: Knuckle-dragging philistines: Labor targets Liberals for blocking arts grants

    Guardian Australia: Knuckle-dragging philistines: Labor targets Liberals for blocking arts grants

    Simon Birmingham blocked $1.4m grants for humanities research including study of men’s dress, ‘post orientalist arts in Strait of Gibraltar’

    the Guardian
  3. 3
    TJ Ryan Foundation: Simon Birmingham's intervention in research funding is not unprecedented, but dangerous

    TJ Ryan Foundation: Simon Birmingham's intervention in research funding is not unprecedented, but dangerous

    Jon Piccini and Dirk Moses write in The Conversation (26.10.18) about former education minister Simon Birmingham’s worrying, but not unprecedented, personal intervention into a number of […]

    TJ Ryan Foundation
  4. 4
    BuzzFeed Australia: $4.2 Million In Research Grants Has Been Blocked By The Government

    BuzzFeed Australia: $4.2 Million In Research Grants Has Been Blocked By The Government

    "This is political correctness gone mad by an out of touch government, which is pandering to its knuckle-dragging and right wing philistines," Labor senator Kim Carr said.

    BuzzFeed
  5. 5
    Times Higher Education: Australian minister 'censored' humanities research

    Times Higher Education: Australian minister 'censored' humanities research

    Political intervention at odds with government’s free speech campaign

    Times Higher Education (THE)

评分方法

1-3: 不实

事实错误或恶意捏造。

4-6: 部分属实

有一定真实性,但缺乏背景或有所偏颇。

7-9: 基本属实

仅有微小的技术性或措辞问题。

10: 准确

完全经过验证且客观公正。

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