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I wanted to start this blog by reflecting on the challenges of the last few months. 2020 has been the hardest year of many of...
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On Wednesday, I provided an update on the University's financial position, and the ramifications it will have for the...
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I wanted to start this blog by addressing concerns about foreign interference in Australia, and specifically in universities...
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As an astronomer I'm used to the weather disrupting the best laid plans... This week has been cold (by Canberra but not by my...
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Another week has passed in this our pandemic-shaped year, with Melbourne moving into a curfew lockdown and Queensland re-...
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Today I am taking some annual leave to spend time with my family and to relax a little bit. It is important that we all take...
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It's been a couple of big weeks since my last blog - and a lot has happened since then. This week the Victorian Government...
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I thought I would give you my immediate take on the Education Minister's speech that I attended at the National Press Club...
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This week marked the next stage of our return to campus with HDR candidates, professional and academic staff - pending local...
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This week marks one of the most important times on our national calendar - National Reconciliation Week. It's been a time of...
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2020 has been an unforgettable year and a year I would like to forget. And while it has been incredibly rewarding to see the...
The way the COVID-19 pandemic is unfolding around the world is perplexing. Here in Australia and New Zealand, our public health measures...
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It is great to see that here in the ACT we have only one new COVID-19 case confirmed in the last 11 days, and nationally, the...
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I'm writing to you from my new office - located in my kitchen! I think we have all found it to be an interesting...
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We are nearly at the end of the first full week of our 'new normal' - working from home. Thank you all for the 'can-do'...
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I've been at home this week with a runny nose, mild fever and headache, and a cough - not symptoms you want to be wandering...
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I am very honoured to be reappointed as your Vice-Chancellor for another five-year term - it is an amazing privilege, even...
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As I write my first blog in 2020, I am reflecting on how our summer has been disrupted and very challenging. Everyone has...
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I've just attended the final graduation ceremony for 2019, which is one of the most important weeks of the year for us here...
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I can feel the excitement around campus as we quickly approach the end of the year. It certainly is busy in the Chancelry,...