Last night I read the Saturday Paper story about Prof. Bell, Julie Bishop and the ANU.

What a complete mess. I am sad to see this institution so badly served (not only by Bell, but by *all* the governing structures - and by many of their members).

It is time for the Government to step in and directly manage, the place, with a view to handing it back to self-governance in five years or so.

https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/education/2026/04/11/exclusive-former-anu-vc-accused-serious-misconduct

#ANU #TheSaturdayPaper

Exclusive: Former ANU VC accused of ‘serious misconduct’

Four months after her premature departure as vice-chancellor of the Australian National University, Genevieve Bell was suspended from her ongoing role as a distinguished professor and barred from entering the campus or speaking to staff, students and members of the governing council.

The Saturday Paper

@Heterokromia
I keep seeing toots spreading the #PayWalled link to this article when no other media outlet is covering this important story and making it freely available. I’m angry about that…

#Bell #ANU #FourthEstateFail #TertiarySector #Education #Governance

@RaymondPierreL3 @Heterokromia it’s been copied onto ANU reddit if you search it should show up there