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Ministerial Statement Development and Progress of the Northern Territory University Hon. Fred Finch February 1997

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Ministerial Statement Development and Progress of the Northern Territory University Hon. Fred Finch February 1997

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Tabled Paper 3121

Collection

Tabled Papers for 7th Assembly 1994 - 1997; Tabled papers; ParliamentNT

Date

1997-02-27

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Language

English

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Tabled papers

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https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C2019C00042

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https://hdl.handle.net/10070/289829

Citation address

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/403436

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IN 1997, THE UNIVERSITY'S DIRECT INCOME IN TOTAL WILL BE CLOSE TO $72 MILLION DOLLARS. IN ADDITION TO FEDERAL AND TERRITORY GOVERNMENT FUNDING, THE UNIVERSITY GENERATES INCOME THROUGH ITS RESEARCH ENDEAVOUR, AND BY ATTRACTING FEE PAYING STUDENTS FROM BOTH INTERSTATE AND INTERNATIONAL LOCATIONS. ALSO, THE CAPITAL FUNDS THAT THE UNIVERSITY HAS ATTRACTED HAVE HAD A FLOW-ON BENEFIT TO THE NORTHERN TERRITORY COMMUNITY THROUGH SALARIES, BUILDING PROJECTS, SERVICE INDUSTRIES AND SO ON. MR SPEAKER, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE VISITED THE UNIVERSITY'S CASUARINA CAMPUS RECENTLY, BUT THE BUILDING PROGRAM IS VERY IMPRESSIVE. SINCE 1989, SOME $80 MILLION DOLLARS HAS BEEN SPENT ON THE PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE CAMPUS, AND THE FIRST PHASE OF THE MASTER PLAN WILL BE COMPLETED BY JUNE OF THIS YEAR WITH THE CONSOLIDATION