This Month
Former ANU chancellor Gareth Evans slams university’s governance
Evans, who was also cabinet minister in the Hawke and Keating governments, has declared the Australian National University lacks competence and judgment.
Inside ANU’s unusual School of Cybernetics
The top university is in the throes of a massive cost-cutting drive but its smallest and least research-intensive school appears to be out of the line of fire.
February
ANU quizzed over contracts awarded to chancellor Julie Bishop’s friend
ANU vice chancellor Genevieve Bell was grilled in Senate estimates about contracts awarded to a firm run by Julie Bishop’s long-time employee Murray Hansen.
Leaked consulting firm slide deck gives hints on ANU job cuts
A secret document from Nous Group, which has been hired by ANU to push through job cuts, was left behind in a staff lunchroom exposing restructure plans.
ANU budget cuts mean fewer courses and crowded tutorials
At one humanities school within the university, the budget for casual and sessional staff had been reduced by about two-thirds.
January
Acts of hate or innocent gestures? What happened at the ANU student meeting
There are conflicting versions of events whether students at an ANU student union meeting performed acts of hate or innocent gestures.
Is a university degree still worth it?
The pay premium for graduates is on the decline, while the sector is a mess and academics are asking whether we have reached “peak university”.
‘Not a high bar to set’: MPs call on Bell to explain ANU Nazi gestures
ANU vice chancellor Genevieve Bell’s performance at a hearing on antisemitism has many questioning why she provided such bewildering answers.
Bell says Nazi gestures didn’t happen, leaving Burns speechless
ANU boss Genevieve Bell told a hearing into antisemitism on campuses two deeply hurtful gestures captured on video had not taken place.
New think tank urges Albanese to stand up to Trump’s big tech buddies
The prime minister must go head-to-head with American social media giants over plans to regulate them more heavily, the Tech Policy Design Institute says.
No mention of Bell’s Intel job in key ANU council meeting minutes
The minutes of a meeting to endorse Genevieve Bell as the next head of ANU appear to undermine the claim her role with Intel was “highlighted”.
Bishop doubles down on who knew what about VC’s Intel gig
ANU chancellor Julie Bishop and her pro chancellor, former KPMG chairwoman Alison Kitchen, have downplayed outrage over university chief Genevieve Bell’s paid job with global tech giant Intel.
Go harder on double-dipping uni bosses: Henderson
The opposition says Education Minister Jason Clare is missing in action as vice chancellors collect payments from outside sources on top of their university salaries.
Bishop declares responsibility for Bell’s Intel role, rebukes council
ANU chancellor Julie Bishop says she was responsible for negotiating Genevieve Bell’s salary package in full knowledge of her second job with Intel.
December 2024
ANU council members say Bell’s second job was never mentioned
Members of ANU’s governing council dispute being told about the vice chancellor’s second job with global technology company Intel.
ANU alumni call on Julie Bishop to stand vice chancellor aside
A leadership crisis at Australian National University isn’t going away after a group of concerned alumni have called for an investigation and audit.
ANU boss ‘should repay $1.1m salary’ while double-dipping with Intel
Opposition education spokeswoman Sarah Henderson says questions need to be answered over how a vice chancellor could hold a second job with a foreign company.
How Genevieve Bell went from rock star to under siege
The Australian National University boss is pushing ahead with a massive restructure, and that is causing headaches for everyone.
ANU leader ‘double-dipped’ with $1.1m salary and big tech job
Genevieve Bell, who asked staff to take a 2.5 per cent pay cut, has also been on Intel’s payroll since she arrived at ANU in 2017.
ANU leaders berate staff over leaks, voice support for Bell
Senior executives at ANU have berated staff for leaking confidential information and say revelations have painted a false picture of the university’s culture.