‘No grounds for me to stand aside’: heat builds on ANU chancellor Julie Bishop

Australian National University chancellor Julie Bishop speaks to the media after an all-staff meeting at the university. Video via AAP

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00:00These are conversations that I'm not going to entertain.

00:03It's a matter of respect. It was a very hard decision for her and I think

00:07if you read her statement you'll see that she took a very difficult decision

00:12in the interests of the University and we accept that decision that she's made.

00:18As Australia's first female Chancellor, I was indeed very proud

00:23that distinguished Professor Genevieve Bell became our 13th Vice-Chancellor.

00:29She's a distinguished academic and she'll be returning to the School of Cybernetics

00:34and I think that sends a very powerful message that she is and remains part of the ANU family.

00:40Across the higher education sector our universities are facing numerous challenges.

00:47The ANU is not alone in facing these challenges.

00:51What you saw today though was a commitment from our deans, our senior leadership

00:56and specifically our Interim Vice-Chancellor to ensure that we've turned a page.

01:02We're moving ahead.

01:03We're moving ahead.

01:04We're moving ahead.

01:06We're working on the National Ebi Watching