University of Adelaide, UniSA merger proposal failed after uncertainty over name and leadership
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The University of South Australia and University of Adelaide have campuses alongside one another.
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Documents obtained by the ABC shed new light on secret but failed negotiations to merge South Australia s two largest universities, showing top officials disagreed over what to name the institution and how to choose its leaders.
Key points:
The University of Adelaide and UniSA refused to go into detail when their merger talks failed in 2018
Leadership and a name for the merged institution were key sticking points, documents show
The Barngarla Determination Aboriginal Corporation is mounting a legal challenge against the South Australian Government s approval of a drilling exploration project on sacred land in the state’s mid-north.
Earlier this month, the Premier Steven Marshall, who is also the Aboriginal Affairs Minister, gave the approval for drilling exploration by company, Kelaray, a subsidiary of Argonaut Resources, to search for ore bodies on the surface of Lake Torrens.
Lake Torrens is a sacred site to four separate Aboriginal nations - the Kokatha, Barngarla, Adnyamathhna and Kuyani people.
Barngarla Determination Aboriginal Corporation Chairperson Jason Bilney told NITV News that his people are “disappointed” with the government’s approval and that they re now preparing a legal challenge.