On 30 August 2025, I submitted a Right to Information (RTI) application to UTAS about Vice-Chancellor (VC) Black’s recently announced appointment to the Board of…
Government repeatedly misled Parliament over UTAS Bill – complaint to Ombudsman
Further to my complaint under the Ombudsman Act 1978 of 23 March 2026, on 12 June 2026 I submitted a supplementary complaint. The supplementary complaint…
UTAS – Labor lobbying documents published without redactions
In February 2025, I published a number of documents obtained under Right to Information (RTI) from UTAS that showed UTAS and State Labor in an…
Six‑nil on RTI: Ombudsman directs UTAS to release key political lobbying documents
(Picture: Gone but not forgotten – Leader of the State Opposition during UTAS’ murky 2024 lobbying campaign, Dean Winter) In a decision released today, the…
Tasmanian Government remains asleep at the wheel on UTAS
On 18 February 2026, I wrote a detailed letter to Treasurer Abetz covering four major issues. On 11 March 2026, I received, in response, a…
Head in the sand – Jo Palmer and VC Black’s Deloitte conflict of interest
I leave the correspondence below to speak for itself. I await Minister Palmer’s response regarding the Black-Deloitte issue. On a separate matter, as per the…
How the State Government misled Parliament over the UTAS Bill – promised protection covers only 14% of the Sandy Bay campus
(This diagram shows what would happen if the University of Tasmania (Protection of Land) Bill 2025 were to be enacted in its current form. In…
Formal complaint to Ombudsman re UTAS Bill and STEM proposal, and email to LegCo members
Complaint to the Ombudsman I have today submitted a “Complaint of Possible Maladministration under the Ombudsman Act 1978: Premier Rockliff and DPAC ‘s conduct in…
VC Black’s Deloitte appointment is a conflict of interest and exposes UTAS governance failures
(Note: I originally drafted this post following UTAS’ 9 December 2025 Right to Information (RTI) decision on VC Black’s Deloitte board appointment. I then decided…
Letter to Treasurer Abetz raises major UTAS issues
Following is a copy of a letter, and attachment, that I sent the Treasurer on 18 February 2026. The letter covers four issues: (1) UTAS’…