The UTAS Papers

I will be appearing at the Legislative Council Select Committee Inquiry into the Provisions of the University of Tasmania Act 1992 at 12 noon Thursday…

Preliminary comments: Introduction In an article in the Mercury on 26 January 2022, Simon Longstaff praised UTAS Vice-Chancellor (VC) Rufus Black as: “a visionary leader…

(NB: When I refer to UTAS in my writings, I am generally referring only to the senior decision makers in the University rather than the…

(NB: When I refer to UTAS in my writings, I am generally referring only to the senior decision makers in the University rather than the…

As I have stated a number of times at the start of my blog posts, when I refer to UTAS in my writings, I am…

(NB: Frequently when I refer to UTAS in my writings I am referring only to the clique who make the big decisions for the University…

In my previous post, UTAS’ Green Bond rating raises major issues, I looked at some of the many questions surrounding UTAS’ Green Bond. In particular…

Key Points (NB: Full details and references/links are provided in the sections below Key Points) UTAS’ borrowing of $350m through issue of a Green Bond…

Preview – my next post will focus on what I believe is a major scandal as it involves serious misrepresentations regarding a certain UTAS activity.…

Introduction In Part 1 of this article, I outlined how a strong sense of UTAS’ accountability to the Government and people of Tasmania, as described…