New South Wales university sector

This inquiry was established on 18 August 2025 to inquire into and report on the New South Wales university sector.

Submissions about individual experiences will inform our thinking about the university sector in New South Wales. However, this inquiry will not be conducting investigations or reviews of individual cases.

Video recordings of hearings, where available, can be found on the NSW Parliament's YouTube channel.

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Chair:		Kaine, Sarah (ALP, LC Member)
Deputy Chair:		Mitchell, Sarah (NAT, LC Member)
Members:	*	Boyd, Abigail (GRNS, LC Member)
		D'Adam, Anthony (ALP, LC Member)
		Martin, Taylor (IND, LC Member)
		Merton, Rachel (LIB, LC Member)
		Nanva, Bob (ALP, LC Member)
		Suvaal, Emily (ALP, LC Member)

* Boyd, Abigail substituted for Cohn, Amanda

Date	Milestone
18 Aug 2025	Referred
17 Oct 2025	Submissions closed
07 Nov 2025	Hearing - Macquarie Room, Parliament House, Sydney
17 Dec 2025	Hearing - Jubilee Room, Parliament House, Sydney
18 Feb 2026	Hearing - Jubilee Room, Parliament House, Sydney
01 Apr 2026	Hearing - Preston Stanley Room, Parliament House, Sydney
29 Apr 2026	Hearing - Jubilee Room, Parliament House, Sydney

No. 1 Name suppressed
No. 2 Jason Stanley
No. 3 Public Universities Australia
No. 4 Professor John Quiggin
No. 6 Name suppressed
No. 7 Dr Raffaele Ciriello
No. 8 Name suppressed
No. 9 University of Sydney Association of Professors (USAP)
No. 10 Name suppressed
No. 11 Name suppressed
No. 12 Professor Hans Zoellner
No. 13 Australian Association of University Professors (AAUP)
No. 14 Name suppressed
No. 15 Name suppressed
No. 16 Professor Katie Barclay
No. 17 Ms Sarah Sheets
No. 18 Dr Peter Chen
No. 19 Dr Taflaga, Dr Francis, and Professor Dowding
No. 20 Professor Manuel Graeber
No. 21 Ms Zoe O'Loughlin
No. 23 Professor Shumi Akhtar
No. 24 Members of the UTS Governance Project
No. 25 University of Technology Sydney
No. 26 Ms Judith King
No. 27 NTEU members in the Faculty of Law, UTS
No. 28 Miss Ruby Buckeridge
No. 29 Name suppressed
No. 30 NSW International Student Representative Commitee
No. 31 University of Technology Sydney (UTS) Branch of the National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU)
No. 32 Bachelor of International Studies team, UTS
No. 33 Mr Gus Stephen
No. 34 Name suppressed
No. 35 Professor Corinne Cortese
No. 36 Wollongong Undergraduate Students’ Association
No. 37 Public Service Association of NSW
No. 38 Professionals Australia
No. 39 Universities Australia
No. 40 People with Disability Australia
No. 41 National Tertiary Education Union (NSW Dvision)
No. 42 Young Labor Left NSW
No. 43 UNSW branch of the NTEU
No. 44 The University of New South Wales
No. 45 The University of Newcastle
No. 46 National Tertiary Education Union CSU Branch
No. 47 Dr Ruth French
No. 48 Audit Office of New South Wales
No. 50 The University of Sydney
No. 51 NSW Department of Education
No. 52 Prof Raewyn Connell and Prof Michael Fine
No. 53 Independent Scholars Association of Australia Inc
No. 54 National students with disability leadership collective
No. 55 Independent Education Union of Australia (NSW and ACT Branch)
No. 56 Western Sydney University
No. 57 NSW Vice-Chancellors’ Committee
No. 58 Universities Australia
No. 59 Professor Thomas Clarke
No. 61 Dr Philip Lee
No. 62 Name suppressed
No. 63 Name suppressed
No. 64 Name suppressed
No. 65 Professor Luke Beck
No. 66 Charles Sturt University
No. 67 National Union of Students
No. 68 University of Wollongong
No. 69 Dr Jessica Harris, Dr Kathleen Smithers, Dr Sarah Gurr
No. 70 Go6
No. 71 Dr Adam Lucas and Professor James Guthrie
No. 72 Ms Swikriti Bhandari
No. 73 Mr Hugh Bright
No. 74 Name suppressed
No. 75 Name suppressed
No. 76 Name suppressed
No. 77 Name suppressed
No. 78 Mrs Imelda Gilmore
No. 79 Name suppressed
No. 80 Mr James Butler
No. 83 Unions NSW
No. 84 The National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU), Macquarie University Branch
No. 85 Council of Australian Postgraduate Associations (CAPA)
No. 86 State Our Rights Campaign, the National Union of Students (NUS), the Australian Medical Students Association (AMSA), the Australian Law Students Association (ALSA)
No. 87 Professor John Buchanan
No. 88 Disability Entrepreneurship and Innovation Australia
No. 91 Grant Wilson
No. 92 Name suppressed
No. 94 Australian Dental Association NSW Branch
No. 95 Name suppressed
No. 95a Name suppressed
No. 96 Name suppressed
No. 97 Name suppressed
No. 98 Name suppressed

Date	Venue Details
07/11/2025	Macquarie Room, Parliament House, Sydney	Schedule	Transcript
17/12/2025	Jubilee Room, Parliament House, Sydney
18/02/2026	Jubilee Room, Parliament House, Sydney
01/04/2026	Preston Stanley Room, Parliament House, Sydney
29/04/2026	Jubilee Room, Parliament House, Sydney

DateSort	Date	Type	Title
2025-11-06	06/11/2025	Media Release	Media release - First hearing
2025-10-14	14/10/2025	Media Release	Call for submissions

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Samie Jeffery	Administration Officer	9230 2454	[email protected]
Merrin Thompson	Director Committees	9230 2895	[email protected]
Bridget Armstrong	Principal Council Officer	02 9230 2978	[email protected]

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