US EditionJulie Bishop Berated, Laughed at and Blocked Academic Leaving Room, Senate Inquiry Hears
AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA, AUG 12 – Dr Liz Allen accused Chancellor Julie Bishop and ANU executives of bullying and governance failures amid a $250 million restructure and Senate inquiry into university oversight.
- During Senate inquiry hearings on Tuesday, Dr Liz Allen, a former ANU council member, alleged she was bullied, threatened, and intimidated by Julie Bishop and university leaders over the past year.
- After February incidents, Dr Liz Allen, a former ANU council member, lodged a workplace complaint about bullying and resigned earlier this year after HR told her to 'reframe my thinking'.
- Amid leak concerns, Bishop allegedly barricaded Allen in a private room, berated her, threatened legal action, and staff suspected of leaks were interrogated and tracked on CCTV.
- Senator Mehreen Faruqi said the only way forward was for Bishop and Genevieve Bell to resign, as Francis Markham also resigned overnight over governance concerns.
- Pursuing a controversial restructure, the Australian National University aims to save $250 million by 2026 amid federal scrutiny over job cuts and a $200 million savings search, according to Vice-Chancellor Genevieve Bell.
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ANU Chancellor Julie Bishop Faces Bullying and Harassment Allegations
Australian National University (ANU) Chancellor Julie Bishop and senior leadership have been accused of bullying, harassment, and hostile behaviour by a former elected member of the university’s governing council. Liz Allen, a demographer at ANU, made the allegations on Aug. 12 before a Senate committee investigating governance and financial accountability across the higher education sector. Allen, who served as the staff-elected representative …
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Julie Bishop berated, laughed at and blocked academic leaving room, Senate inquiry hears
The bullying allegations are the latest chapter in a year-long public relations nightmare for the institution, which began when it revealed plans to axe scores of jobs in a bid to put the institution on track to financial sustainability.
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