University of Sydney cracks down on scandal ridden colleges

By Eryk Bagshaw, Education Reporter
Updated June 12 2016 - 10:13am, first published May 20 2016 - 5:00am
Elizabeth Broderick at the National Press Club. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Elizabeth Broderick at the National Press Club. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
St Andrews College. Photo: Jessica Hromas
St Andrews College. Photo: Jessica Hromas
Dr Michael Spence, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Sydney. Photo: Brendan Esposito
Dr Michael Spence, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Sydney. Photo: Brendan Esposito
Former St Andrew's student Kendra Murphy has welcomed the task force. Photo: Jessica Hromas
Former St Andrew's student Kendra Murphy has welcomed the task force. Photo: Jessica Hromas

The University of Sydney has enlisted former sex discrimination commissioner Elizabeth Broderick to lead a joint task force empowered to clean up the culture of the university's residential colleges, after Fairfax Media reported rampant sexual misbehaviour across two of its oldest institutions.

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