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Salvatore Babones

December 2024

ANU vice chancellor Genevieve Bell: Maybe she should hire an anthropologist to help her understand why ANU staff say that she fosters a “culture of fear” at the embattled university.

Are university vice chancellors worth the money?

With average salaries topping $1 million, uni bosses pay should be linked to core mission of educating Australian students to meet Australian needs.

March 2024

Western Sydney University Chancellor Jennifer Westacott (left) launching the Australian Universities Accord last month.

Trouble with the universities accord goes from ridiculous to unreal

The report is little more than a la-la-land wish list drawn up by vice chancellors, campaigning groups and the public sector.

May 2023

Anthony Albanese and Narendra Modi are lionised before the fourth Test in Ahmedabad this month.

Look at the data, not the drama, in weighing up Modi’s India

Top Western media outlets don’t always have much good to say about Narendra Modi’s government. Some of the allegations don’t stand up.

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