Julie Bishop RESIGNS as chancellor of Australian National University after years of internal turmoil and bullying claims

By KYLIE STEVENS, SENIOR BREAKING NEWS REPORTER, AUSTRALIA Published: 02:40, 8 May 2026 | Updated: 02:40, 8 May 2026 Former foreign minister Julie Bishop has announced she will resign as Chancellor of the Australian National University.  Bishop has been the target of sustained criticism during her six-year tenure, which began in January 2020 and was due to end in December.  She is understood to have informed the Prime Minister and the university of her decision to resign on Thursday night, effective immediately.  Former foreign minister Julie Bishop has announced she will step down as Chancellor of the Australian National University (pictured in September) The comments below have not been moderated. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. By posting your comment you agree to our house rules. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual We will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline. To do this we will link your MailOnline account with your Facebook account. We’ll ask you to confirm this for your first post to Facebook. You can choose on each post whether you would like it to be posted to Facebook. Your details from Facebook will be used to provide you with tailored content, marketing and ads in line with our Privacy Policy.