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Former ANU chancellor Julie Bishop left her position seven months early.

‘Coercive threats’: Julie Bishop’s scathing resignation letter from ANU

“Increasingly contemptuous intervention” by the university regulator in the Australian National University’s affairs forced Julie Bishop to quit as chancellor, she says. 

  • Sally Rawsthorne

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Professor Rebekah Brown, Interim Vice-Chancellor, ANU, during a Senate estimates hearing at Parliament House in Canberra on Friday 5 June 2026. fedpol Photo: Alex Ellinghausen

ANU’s $100 million drama: Effect on staff revealed in fiery Senate hearing

There were nine reported incidents at the Australian National University’s College of Arts and Social Sciences during the Renew ANU rollout.

  • Sally Rawsthorne
The finances of the Australian National University are also at risk from a policy change that will stop over-enrolment of domestic students, costing the university more than $9 million/year.

‘Manufactured crisis’: Bombshell report reveals flaws in controversial ANU finance plan

One of several long-anticipated investigations into the Australian National University released damning findings on Thursday.

  • Sally Rawsthorne
ANU is offering students bursaries to take up study.

The scandal-plagued university offering students up to $5000 to enrol

The Australian National University has been beset by controversy for 18 months. Now it is trying a new tactic to win back students.

  • Julie Hare
Then-chancellor Julie Bishop fronts the media after a meeting with ANU staff in September.

University board implodes after multiple resignations

A group of Julie Bishop loyalists have quit the ANU’s governing body following the former chancellor’s departure.

  • Julie Hare
Then-chancellor Julie Bishop fronts the media after a meeting with ANU staff in September.

The rise and fall of Julie Bishop as chancellor of ANU

The former foreign minister’s early resignation after years of turmoil has led to hopes that the beleaguered institution can get back on track.

  • Sally Rawsthorne
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Julie Bishop as ANU Chancellor last year. She resigned from the role yesterday.

Good riddance, Julie Bishop. Your legacy at ANU is catastrophic

The former Liberal foreign minister has quit as chancellor – and not soon enough, given the scandals that have rocked the university.

  • Julie Hare
Julie Bishop says she inherited a financial mess.

Julie Bishop speaks after resigning as chancellor of ANU

The former foreign minister became chancellor of ANU in 2020 and was due to finish her term at the end of this year.

  • Sally Rawsthorne
Julie Bishop’s role at the ANU is expected to conclude in December.

Threats of imprisonment, seized phones: The chaos inside ANU

Problems meeting disclosure obligations is the latest in a series of scandals plaguing the troubled institution.

  • Sally Rawsthorne
Julie Bishop and Genevieve Bell at the ANU’s School of Cybernetics launch in 2022

Allegations of ‘serious misconduct’: Inside the latest ANU controversy

The ANU says vice-chancellor Genevieve Bell is on study leave, following the revelation of damning allegations.

  • Sally Rawsthorne