Sydney Uni chancellor urges sector to 'speak up'

Ronald Mizen, Robert Bolton and Tom McIlroy

Oct 1, 2020 – 11.11am

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Sydney University chancellor and leading businesswoman Belinda Hutchinson says she has grave concerns about the Jobs-ready Graduates package, saying it jeopardises billions of dollars in research and urging the government not to "rush the bill through parliament".

Ms Hutchinson told vice-chancellors and education leaders at The Australian Financial Review Higher Education Summit that she had "concerns" about the university legislation and was "very concerned" about university research funding.

Ronald Mizen is the Financial Review’s political correspondent, reporting from the press gallery at Parliament House, Canberra.

Robert Bolton is the Education editor. He covers primary and secondary education, universities and training.

Tom McIlroy is the Financial Review’s Canberra bureau chief based in the press gallery at Parliament House. He was previously the AFR’s political correspondent.