Tag: university governance
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Western Sydney University consultants paid nearly $3k a day as redundancies loom: what it means for staff and students
Leaked figures spotlight a broader trend in university spending As Western Sydney University (WSU) moves toward hundreds of redundancies, new documents obtained by the ABC expose a pattern that has become increasingly common in higher education: heavy reliance on external consultants. Internal records show several senior consultants clocking daily rates up to 2,850, with one…
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WSU Consultants Paid Up to $2,850 a Day as Redundancies Loom: What It Means for the University
Overview: High-cost consulting in a time of cuts Western Sydney University (WSU) is slipping deeper into financial strain as it prepares to shed hundreds of staff. Leaked documents obtained by the ABC reveal that several senior consultants are being paid rates as high as $2,850 per day, with individual invoices showing five weeks of work…