Australian National University

David Pocock

I move:

That there be laid on the table by the Vice-Chancellor of the Australian National University (ANU), by no later than 9.30 am on 28 August 2025:

(a) the complete and unredacted results of the ANU staff survey conducted in March 2023, including all college, research school and portfolio-level breakdowns, demographic analysis and detailed response data;

(b) the complete and unredacted results of the ANU staff survey conducted in September 2024, including all college, research school and portfolio-level breakdowns, demographic analysis and detailed response data; and

(c) all supporting documentation, analysis, and reports prepared by the ANU in relation to both surveys, including any comparative analysis between the two survey periods.

Mehreen Faruqi

I seek leave to make a short statement.

Slade Brockman

Leave is granted for one minute.

Mehreen Faruqi

Senators in this chamber and the world out there know quite well that the ANU is rife with scandals, with budgetary mismanagement, with staff being bullied, with secrets being kept from staff. All Senator David Pocock is asking for is budgets; it is a public institution. All Senator David Pocock is asking for is staff surveys; again, it's a public institution, and it is staff that are being intimidated by the chancellor and the vice-chancellor. Here we have Labor and the coalition—and I'm sure Senator Pocock would agree with me—running a protection racket for the executive of the ANU. It is absolutely shameful—absolutely shameful!

Katy Gallagher

I seek leave to make a short statement.

Slade Brockman

Leave is granted for one minute.

Honourable senators interjecting—

I will take the opportunity to remind senators that the one minute of leave is granted in order for parties and individuals to put their position on motions, not to have a political spray.

It is—Senator Shoebridge, order! It is well-known that it is designed to be able—

Senator Shoebridge! It is designed to enable people to put their positions on motions. I will now put the question. The question is that general business notice of motion No. 78 be agreed to.