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Universities call for fresh funding debate following defeat of Government's deregulation legislation

Australia's universities are warning they will be forced to make "difficult decisions" on campuses, courses and staffing levels without more funding.

Universities Australia, the peak representative body for Australia's 41 universities, said more money was needed to address "historic underfunding" of the sector.

"We will see classes getting bigger, we will see difficult decisions being made around campuses, around courses, around staff permanency," Universities Australia chief executive officer Belinda Robinson said.

"These are the sorts of things that will be affected if we don't address the issue that there has been a historic underinvestment in universities."

Ms Robinson admitted Tuesday night's Senate defeat of the Government's higher education reform bill was "disappointing".

If passed, the legislation would have allowed universities to set their own course fees.

But Ms Robinson said she hoped the bill's defeat would be an opportunity for a new debate "that doesn't see universities and research continue to be the political football".