That's what happens when upper management are all corrupt dickheads yeah.
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Dimand - 4mon
From inside it feels like this is going to drag on for at least another 2 years. Central management can't even figure out how to fire people efficiently let alone run a research institution.
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tau - 4mon
That doesn't entirely surprise me given what I've heard over the years.
I remember a few years back watching them pour huge amounts of money into new buildings and fitouts and wondering how they were planning to fund it all (particularly when COVID came along). Guess it turns out that didn't really work after all...
Tau in canberra
How the Australian National University fell — and continues to fall —from grace
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-14/australian-national-university-canberra-fall-from-grace-analysis/105649652That's what happens when upper management are all corrupt dickheads yeah.
From inside it feels like this is going to drag on for at least another 2 years. Central management can't even figure out how to fire people efficiently let alone run a research institution.
That doesn't entirely surprise me given what I've heard over the years.
I remember a few years back watching them pour huge amounts of money into new buildings and fitouts and wondering how they were planning to fund it all (particularly when COVID came along). Guess it turns out that didn't really work after all...