University of Sydney in ‘cross-hairs’ over ‘Communist Party links’: Chris Smith 04/04/2021|8min
The University of Sydney is in the “cross-hairs of a major controversy” over possible links to the Chinese Communist Party, according to Sky News host Chris Smith.
Editors of the campus’ newspaper have been blasted for pulling an article which identified several academics presently at the university with connections to the CCP.
Mr Smith discussed the issue with MedCare Asia Pacific Director Andrew Phelan who said it was an “emerging, unfolding story”.
Mr Phelan said the academics were accused of being associated with programs like China’s 1000 talents and affiliated with Chinese universities who are linked to the People’s Liberation Army.
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ASTI is not inviting Education Minister Norma Foley to address annual conference
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The Association of Secondary Teachers Ireland (ASTI) caused shock this week when it pulled out of talks on the Leaving Cert, 24 hours after rejecting a framework to underpin the phased reopening of schools.
The union is no stranger to controversy, as a look back on some of its headline-grabbing moments reveals.
Megaphone man
‘Megaphone man’ grabbed attention at the ASTI annual conference in 2014. PE teacher Andrew Phelan, currently a member of the union’s Standing Committee, used a loud hailer to shout down then-Education Minister Ruairi Quinn.
A few minutes into his intervention, Mr Phelan surrendered the loud hailer and it was removed.