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| Date posted | ANU reference | Request details | Documents released | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 August 2026 | 202600141 | Under the FOI Act, I request all documents held by The Australian National University for the decision to not record the IVC community meetings from November 2025 to present. I request that document searches are undertaken with the Office of the Interim Vice Chancellor and the ANU Communications function. The date range is 1 September 2025 to present. | ||
| 18 August 2026 | 202600208 | “…Under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 I request access to the minutes of all meetings of the working group the University set up at the end of last year to review its investment policy.
This is the group described in evidence to Senate Estimates on 5 June 2026. Its task was to look at the definition of the investment policy and to examine the University's investment screens and their effectivness.
I seek every set of minutes from when the group was established to the date of this request.” | ||
| 18 August 2026 | 202600106 | "All communications and meetings between the IVC Prof Rebekah Brown and Senator David Pocock, including correspondence sent between their office staff on their behalf, occurring between 1 June 2025 and 9 May 2026 inclusive." | ||
| 17 August 2026 | 202600025 | ‘I seek access to documents held by the Australian National University relating to engagements between the People & Culture portfolio and Korn Ferry from 1 January 2022 to the present.
For the purposes of this request, external consultants and professional services includes (but is not limited to): - management consulting, - organisational design and workforce transformation services, - recruitment, executive search, and talent advisory services, - remuneration, classification, and job evaluation services, - change management, culture, leadership, and performance frameworks, - advisory or specialist HR services engaged externally.
I request documents that show: 1. Total expenditure by People & Culture with Korn Ferry for each calendar year; and
2. A summary of each engagement, including (where recorded): - scope of the engagement, - dates or duration, - total value, - approving delegate(s) (name and role), - area or unit within People & Culture responsible. and - service category (e.g. recruitment, remuneration, organisational design, leadership development).
3. Procurement method for each engagement, indicating whether the engagement was: - through an approved panel or standing offer, - via a procurement exemption or direct engagement, or - through another procurement mechanism (as recorded).
This includes contracts, financial summaries, engagement summaries, procurement records, or internal reporting documents.’ | ||
| 07 August 2026 | 202600182 | Under the FOI Act, I request a copy of the "briefing document" referenced in the Saturday paper, sent from Prof Brown's gmail account to the Chancellor on 30 August 2025. Please provide a copy of the document, including the file properties of when the document was created, who created the document and who last edited the file. | ||
| 20 July 2026 | 202600051 | I seek access to all correspondence, communications or documents received or sent by members of the ANU FOI team in relation to FOI reference number 202500238.
Without limiting the scope of this request, this includes: - All emails (including attachments); - Microsoft Teams messages - Signal messages - SMS or other text messages - Any correspondence with third parties relating to FOI 202500238.
The date range for this request 25 Sept 2025 to present. | ||
| 20 July 2026 | 202600059 | Under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth), I request access to all correspondence, communications or documents received or sent by members of the ANU FOI team in relation to FOI reference number 202600031.
Without limiting the scope of this request, this includes: - All emails (including attachments); - Microsoft Teams messages - Signal messages - SMS or other text messages
The date range for this request February 04, 2026 to March 05, 2026 | ||
| 20 July 2026 | 202600174 | Under the FOI Act 1982 (Cth), I request access to the 15 December 2020 letter from the the director of the Public Interest Disclosure and Major Investigations team, in which she sets out comments relating to the decision to terminate a complaint lodged by Professor Peter Tregear on the manner in which his whistleblower disclosure was investigated by the ANU's contractors, Delloite. | ||
| 24 June 2026 | 202600016 | I request a copy of all correspondence and meetings between ANU and the Information Commissioner regarding ANU delays to FOI requests. Please include a copy of the letter mentioned in the FOI responses. | ||
| 23 June 2026 | 202500295 | I seek access to any correspondence between: Either: a. the ANU Council, or b. the ANU Council’s Audit and Risk Committee, and: Either: a. the Office of the Chancellor (including the Chancellor), or b. the Office of the Vice-Chancellor (including the Vice-Chancellor), that relates to the prior procurement of speech writing services from Murray Hansen and/or Vinder Consulting.
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