That the bill be now read a second time.

That all words after "That" be omitted with a view to substituting the following words:

"whilst not declining to give the bill a second reading, the House:

(1) notes with concern that the Government has failed:

(a) to address the problems in universities which its own Cabinet submission identified, such as higher student/staff ratios, less frequent lecture and tutorial contact, the persistence of outdated technology and gaps in key areas of professional preparation, as well as eight institutions operating at a deficit, with some regional campuses at risk;

(b) to respond to calls from academics, scientists and the business community to increase significantly higher education research funding; and

(c) to produce legislation to implement its proposed changes to university research funding, die to start in six months, and legislation to make urgently-needed changes to the Education Services for Overseas Students Act; and

(2) calls on the Government to immediately address each of these major issues.