Senator Tony Sheldon, chair of the Senate Education and Employment Committee, is seeking an inquiry into what he ominously calls a “spate” of governance issues at universities.
His checklist is a mix of familiar grievances and new headline fodder: “wage theft” from casual workers, a pathetic reaction to campus antisemitism, extravagant spending on consultants and concern over the composition, transparency and accountability of university governing bodies.
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Emeritus Professor Steven Schwartz, AM, led the review of university admissions in England. He is a Senior Fellow at the Centre for Independent Studies, former vice chancellor of Murdoch, Macquarie and Brunel Universities.
