This presentation outlines the multiple Australian Federal Government policy reviews/reforms related to higher education research and research evaluation. The presentation was initially delivered at the Elsevier SciVal Australia/New Zealand User Group meeting, online via Zoom, on Wednesday, 19 July 2023. Following the release of the Australian Universities Accord interim report on the same day, an additional slide was subsequently added to capture the key points/recommendations of relevance to this discussion. The presentation was subsequently presented at an internal Edith Cowan University meeting for Professional Services Leaders on Wednesday, 26 July 2023.