Federal Minister Andrew Gee wants an external audit into CSU’s finances

Mr Gee says the university warns there is an $80m revenue decline but while, “I have now been given varying explanations, nobody from the university has been able to explain with any clarity precisely how that figure of $80 million could be a direct impact on Charles Sturt University’s bottom line.”

Mr Gee is minister for Decentralisation and Regional Education and also member for Calare, which covers major CSU campuses at Bathurst and Orange.

His demand follows state Nationals MP Paul Toole the member for Bathurst  questioning CSU’s medical school partnership in Orange.

In April Vice Chancellor Andrew Vann briefed staff on the need for change involving campuses and courses (CMM April 3). Even before COVID-19, CSU was barely breaking even (CMM April 2).