Australian National University chancellor Julie Bishop racked up $150,000 on domestic and international trips including to New York, London and Japan in 2024, the same year the cash-strapped university embarked on a deep cost-cutting program.

A document leaked to The Australian Financial Review shows the Canberra-based university spent $620,000 on travel and other expenses for the Perth-based office of Bishop last year. Last October vice chancellor Genevieve Bell embarked on a $250 million cost-cutting program that has proven unpopular with ANU staff.