ANAO report exposes how everything went so wrong at ANU

A reckless, corporatised council and management that deviated from standard practice to ensure mass redundancies of staff are just one of the breathtaking facts in the auditor’s report into the financial management of the Australian National University (ANU).

The Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) report soberly and objectively reveals numerous problems with the ANU council’s disastrous cost-cutting programme, known as Renew ANU, as well as the council itself, chaired by Chancellor Julie Bishop.