Senate Education and Employment Legislation Committee (part 3 of 3)
12 February 2026
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Senate Education and Employment Committee Australian Parliament
10:01 - 10:19
Speaker 27
The committee will now resume. And I welcome officials from the Australian National University, including its interim vice chancellor, professor Rebecca Brown. Welcome, professor Brown. Is there an opening statement from the ANU? There is.
Okay. Please proceed.
10:20 - 11:56
Speaker 13
Thank you, chair, and thank you, senators, for the opportunity to appear before you. Since the university's last appearance before this committee in October last year, our focus has been on stabilization, rebuilding trust, and laying the foundations for the future of the university. Restoring confidence and culture takes time. In this role, I have prioritized listening, transparency, and steady leadership. In recent months, the university has been operating to a clear framework through the ANU road map.
This has guided decision making, communications, and engagement with government, regulators, and our broader community. To ensure decisions are grounded in evidence, the university commissioned a series of rapid stock takes across finance, communications, culture and well-being, productivity and performance, and governance and reputation. The university is engaging fully and constructively with several external reviews and investigations approaching completion, including both sector wide processes and those specific to ANU. This scrutiny is being approached openly and with a clear commitment to respond in a decisive, transparent, and an accountable way. As Australia's national university, our work attracts close public attention, and that is entirely appropriate.
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