Overview
- Acting chancellor Larry Marshall confirmed that Tanya Hosch, Wayne Martin, Rob Whitfield and Padma Raman quit the 15-member council.
- The departures follow Julie Bishop’s resignation as chancellor, which she said was driven by regulator interference that curtailed her role in choosing a successor.
- With Alison Kitchen already gone, only two of the seven ministerial appointees remain on the council: Larry Marshall and Andrew Metcalfe.
- University secretary Phillip Tweedie has also resigned, and Marshall said the university will submit nominees to the education minister to fill the vacancies.
- A search for a new chancellor is underway led by Emeritus Professor Peter Coaldrake, as regulators and auditors question the council’s oversight of the $250 million Renew ANU restructure.