Give university staff a chance to save their colleagues

By Letters to the Editor
September 20 2020 - 12:00am
The Australian National University has announced further job cuts. Picture: Jamila Toderas
The Australian National University has announced further job cuts. Picture: Jamila Toderas

Long ago we had the razor gang. Later, obfuscating hypocrisy set in, and the idea was renamed "efficiency dividend". University departments were to lose members of staff. In some instances this was prevented because one or a few members of academic staff forwent part of their salary in order not to lose a colleague.

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