Phones have been seized and legal advice sought, as a string of explosive text messages reveal Rebekah Brown’s alleged involvement in the toppling of her predecessor as vice-chancellor, Genevieve Bell.
Former ANU vice-chancellor Genevieve Bell has been suspended from the university and accused of serious misconduct after allegedly making a close friend a full professor despite him having no university qualifications.
Accounts of the latest ANU council meeting, in which the interim vice-chancellor was yelled at and then sent out, show the culture that prompted an investigation persists.
Documents released under freedom of information reveal the university regulator was so concerned about governance at ANU it froze key decisions and considered installing an independent observer on council.
While the government reaps the non-refundable fees of students applying to study in Australia, soaring rejection rates are raising alarm in the tertiary sector.
Four years after promising a framework on consent education in schools, the government is still sitting on a key report and its working group has lost half its members.
The Senate’s year-long inquiry into the governance of universities has concluded with a grim picture of flawed and avoidant leadership and serious questions about conduct and accountability.
The government is yet to compel private schools to publish their principals’ salaries, despite concerns that taxpayers are supporting packages up to $1 million a year.
Calls grow for the resignation of UTS vice-chancellor Andrew Parfitt, who knew of the KPMG-produced list targeting ‘underperforming’ staff even as his office denied it existed.
A damning report has revealed widespread governance failures at ANU, as fresh documents detail former vice-chancellor Genevieve Bell’s $3.3 million exit package.
