ANU has today announced an investigation into matters raised during the Senate Education and Employment Committee’s Inquiry into the ‘Quality of governance at Australian higher education providers’ hearing on 12 August 2025.
The Senate heard serious concerns raised by former ANU Council members, including Dr Liz Allen.
Quotes attributable to NTEU ACT Division Secretary Dr Lachlan Clohesy:
“We don’t need a new investigation, we need new leadership.
“The matters raised during the Senate hearing are already being investigated by the regulator, TEQSA, and that is appropriate.”
“That investigation potentially relates to the Chancellor, Pro-Chancellor, Vice Chancellor, the Chief Operating Officer, and others. The rot is so deep at the ANU that there can be no confidence in an investigation that the ANU has any role conducting or overseeing.”
“This investigation is a distraction at a time when over one hundred people still face forced redundancies, and Senators Faruqi and Pocock have called for the current leadership to go.
“The NTEU has today launched a petition urging ANU council to sack the Chancellor and Vice Chancellor, end forced redundancies and stop closing entire areas like the school of music.
“The ANU community has suffered significant damage. This needs to end.”
Quotes attributable to NTEU ANU Branch President Millan Pintos-Lopez:
"Some of the evidence given suggests that ANU's inability to conduct effective and impartial investigations into these allegations is itself part of the problem."
“To the extent that the ANU can already identify some of the issues, such as potential wage theft, they should get on with the job of fixing them.”
Contact details:
Dr Lachlan Clohesy ([email protected], 0418 493 355)