Proceedings are presented of a conference that examined the purposes and setting of tertiary education in Australia in the changing social order of the 1980s, the future roles for tertiary education in Australia, and the pattern and form of accountability appropriate to Australian tertiary education in the late twentieth century. Papers and authors are as follows: "Tertiary Education for What, for Whom? How Much for How Many in the 1980s?" (Alec M. Ross); "Post-Secondary Education for What?" (Terry Hore); "Post-Secondary Education in the Australian Economy of the 1980s" (Brian R. Abbey); "The Demographic and Social Context of Tertiary Education," (Robert Birrell); "The Political Outlook for Australian Tertiary Education, I" (Chris Puplick); "The Political Outlook for Australian Tertiary Education, II" (John Button); "Commentary: Conflict and Consensus: The Continuing Debate" (Peter R. Chippendale); "Higher Education and the Labour Market" (Garry O'Byrne and Jack Brown); "Why Is So Much Importance Being Attached to Technical and Further Education in the 1980s?" (J. F. Limbrick); "Is There a Place for a Liberal Education?" (Max Charlesworth); Post-Secondary Education in the 1980s" (Leo H. T. West); "Commentary: Future Roles for Tertiary Education in Australia" (Lindsay J. Barker); "Public Accountability in Australian Tertiary Education" (John Bremer); "Commentary: The Pattern and Accountability of the New Era" (Peter R. Chippendale); and "Conference Overview" (Alec M. Ross). (SW)