Philosopher and cognitive scientist John Sutton explains his decision to take "voluntary [sic] redundancy" at Macquarie University

It's a moving statement.  What the heck is Australia doing to its universities?

(Thanks to Mohan Matthen for the pointer.)

ADDENDUM:  More examples of the destruction of Australian universities.  This will be a vicious cycle:  as Australian universities are weakened, fewer foreign students will choose them, thus further reducing revenue.