Pocock questions Bishop’s ANU leadership as pressure builds for chancellor and vice chancellor to step down

<p>Independent senator claims there was ‘no faith’ in leadership of Genevieve Bell or Julie Bishop among university staff</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/sep/09/australia-news-live-anthony-albanese-vanuatu-china-pacific-forum-murray-watt-nature-protection-laws-ntwnfb">Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates</a></p></li><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p>David Pocock has called on the federal government to urgently intervene into the leadership crisis at the Australian National University as pressure mounts on the chancellor and vice-chancellor to resign.</p><p>It comes after the independent senator told ABC earlier on Tuesday he hoped to see “some change in leadership at the top” of ANU, following a tumultuous year including redundancies, proposed course closures and allegations of a toxic work culture.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/sep/10/pocock-questions-bishops-anu-leadership-as-pressure-builds-for-chancellor-and-vice-chancellor-to-step-down">Continue reading...</a>

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