NSW Universities Slammed for Lack of Transparency

0:00A new interim report from a new South Wales parliamentary inquiry is ripping into the state's universities, saying their operations are not fit for. Purpose when it comes to transparency on taxpayer-funded deals. The Chair, Labor MP, and former University of Technology, Sydney Academic, Dr. Sarah Cain, calls the current systems demonstrably inadequate for. Accountability and public interest. These schools handle billions in public money and major assets, yet they dodge clear reporting on complex commercial activities even overseas ones. The report pushes four key fixes right away, get the audit office of New South Wales to probe University of Technology, Sydney's finances, governance, and staff force University of Wollongong to spill details on its business dealings, demand full breakdowns of consultant spending across units, and revamp freedom of information loss for better access. Universities like UTS have acknowledged the finding so far, with a final report due later

1:02this year to keep the pressure on for real change. I'm Corey with the story. That's your City News today update, AI-powered, and always on.