[3] The CAUL aims to unify university libraries so that they can optimise learning outcomes and maximise information resources available to researchers and facilitate their access.

According to Harrison Bryan a librarian from the University of Sydney these foreign programs and Osborn's direct role in the policy-making process "angered" the Australian Vice Chancellors Committee (AVCC).

[12] The CAUL stated that the Draft Principles on Open Public Sector Information supported "research, learning and teaching activities".

[16] The program aims to develop a methodology for the estimation of APC payments based on data sources such as Scopus, Web of Science and Unpaywall.

[17] The Consortium is focused on improved value for money, enabling influence on the development of products and platforms and the transformation of access to digital scholarly content.

For example, in 2018, the CLI held a two day conference to highlight the major issues shaping the tertiary sector in Australia.

[19] The CAUL Statistics Services focuses on the presentation and collection of data from New Zealand and Australian member institutions.

[20] The purpose of this service is for cross-institutional bench-marking, facilitating the demonstration of value and impact, and enabling the provision of sector-level aggregate data for the profiling of Australian and New Zealand Libraries.

[21] The program directed by Gwenda Thomas focuses on three core areas of : (1) empowering workforce capabilities, (2) future-proofing scholarly information resources funding, and (3) advancing the United Nations 2030 Sustainable Development Goals.

[21] In the March 2021 Council meeting, Gwenda Thomas highlighted that the core themes of the program were on building leadership capability and capacity within the CAUL member institutions.

Additional activities that the project will implement include: environmental scan and benchmarking, and reviewing the CAUL Leadership Institute.

The project states that they will achieve this through the development of strategic partnerships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.