Steering Research Towards the Sciences: Government Research Direction 1998-2007Direct Government Support for Research; Government Institutional Research Block Funding; The Research Quality Framework (RQF); Evaluating for World Class Performance: Government Research Direction 2008-2013; Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA); Deficiencies in ERA; Additional Evidence Required; The Portfolio; Limited Recognition of the Australia Council and Lack of a Learned Academy; Evaluation of Artistic Research by Non-arts Practitioners; Lack of Influence on University Research Funding Allocation