The NSW Government’s Office of Higher Education is handling the state submission to the O’Kane universities accord and is keen to ensure it, “is representative of government, the higher education sector, and the wider community, including industry and young people.”

“To bolster the impact of our submission, we seek to reflect any alignment in policy positions from the insight of our stakeholders,” the office emails.

Of course, nothing to stop cunning VCs telling the government one thing and submitting another themselves.