by Vince Caughley | Mar 31, 2026 | Uni Governance
On Monday 30th March, Four Corners shone a light on the crisis in our universities. ABC Four Corners’ Campus Chaos exposed a crisis that university staff have been warning about for years. Alongside the turmoil at ANU, the episode featured UTS and UOW, and highlighted...
by Vince Caughley | Feb 19, 2026 | Uni Governance
The third hearing of the NSW Parliament’s inquiry into the university sector went to the heart of one of the biggest problems in NSW universities: the growing role of consultants in shaping public institutions, without the transparency, accountability or public...
by Vince Caughley | Dec 18, 2025 | Uni Governance
The second hearing of the NSW Parliament’s inquiry into the university sector put the University of Wollongong under the spotlight — and showed, again, why NSW Government action is urgently needed. UOW should be one of the great public institutions of the Illawarra....
by Vince Caughley | Nov 10, 2025 | Uni Governance
The first hearing of the NSW Parliament’s inquiry into the university sector put a sharp spotlight on a problem university staff have been raising for years: our public universities have drifted too far from their public purpose. NSW universities are not private...
