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ABC News
28-05-2025
- General
- ABC News
ANU Vice-Chancellor Genevieve Bell says she's committed to implementing the report's recommendations.
Australian National University Vice-Chancellor Genevieve Bell says an external investigator will review allegations of "wildly inappropriate behaviour" within the College of Health and Medicine. The allegations are contained in a second, confidential report by Professor Christine Nixon who yesterday released a damning review of the "toxic" culture within the college.
ABC News
28-05-2025
- Health
- ABC News
'Wildly inappropriate behaviour' within Australian National University medical college to be investigated
People accused of "wildly inappropriate behaviour" at the Australian National University's medical college could be fired if allegations are proven, Vice-Chancellor Genevieve Bell says. A report by Professor Christine Nixon into gender and cultural issues at the College of Health and Medicine and its constituent schools — found an entrenched toxic culture and a "remarkable tolerance for poor behaviour and bullying". The college includes the John Curtin School of Medical Research, the School of Medicine and Psychology, and the National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health. Professor Bell said a second, confidential report by Professor Nixon was also presented to university leadership, which included allegations about people who still worked at the university as well as ex-staff. "We expected, as people talked to [Professor Nixon], that people were going to disclose and make allegations about really wildly inappropriate behaviour and we asked her to quarantine that from the report," Professor Bell said. Professor Bell said an external investigator would be appointed to review those allegations. "At the moment they are allegations and the thing about that is they need to be investigated appropriately," she said. She did not rule out firing people if the allegations were found to be true. "When we have had serious misconduct we will manage it within the parameters that we have," Professor Bell said. Professor Bell said the report primarily focused on one college — arising from "disturbing accounts" of what had been happening. Since the review was commissioned last year, ANU closed the College of Health and Medicine and created a combined College of Science and Medicine. Professor Bell said the eight key findings and 17 recommendations made in the report were "absolutely" applicable across the university. Profesor Bell said previous reports into different aspects of the College of Health and Medicine over the years had pointed to challenges in the culture there. "I suspect this is not a recent phenomenon," she said. "Something that's been there that long will take time to unpick and change." She said she read the report alongside her predecessor Brian Schmidt, and said all previous vice-chancellors had "done their best" to improve the university. "He reflected on how hard it is to change large institutions," Ms Bell said. "He said it was a hard read — which it has been for all of us." ANU Students' Association president William Burfoot said the report's findings were "shocking and incredibly, incredibly concerning" but reflected a culture not limited to just the medical school. "I don't think it's unique to the medical school. "It is a more pervasive issue and that just requires us to do much, much more to address it and to make sure that these kinds of things can't continue to happen." Mr Burfoot said it was great the report was initiated and shared publicly, but the community needed to see "top to bottom" change implemented. Professor Bell said the university was already taking steps to implement the report's recommendations. She said a leader had been allocated to each recommendation and would report back on first steps taken by July. "There should be an expectation about accountability. There should be an expectation about action." Professor Bell said Professor Nixon would carry out a follow-up assessment at the beginning of 2026.
Daily Mail
27-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Gino D'Acampo 'boasts about Italian men giving "maximum satisfaction" during smutty radio appearance' as he returns to spotlight following ITV axe amid accusations of inappropriate behaviour towards women
Gino D'Acampo reportledy made a slew of smutty jokes in his return to the spotlight following his ITV axe amid accusations of inappropriate behaviour towards women. During an appearance on Maltese radio last week the Italian chef, 48, boasted about Italian men giving 'maximum satisfaction' before later telling the female host she was 'too pretty for radio'. He later went on to remark about women dieting, claiming 'only dogs like bones' and insisted men want 'things to grab'. According to The Sun Gino said: 'I'm going to tell you a secret, Italian food is like Italian men, minimum effort, maximum satisfaction.' Before asking the female host: 'Now do you understand that Nicole, or do I need to explain that?' to which she replied 'I think it's very clear'. From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the DailyMail's new Showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. When asked if he recognised a male in the studio, Gino asked: 'Do I know your mum?Did I take your mama out for dinner or something? I meet a lot of people and usually the ones I remember are blonde, they're tall, we do an activity together'. MailOnline have contacted Gino's representatives for comment. The chef has faced a string of accusations of inappropriate behaviour towards women - which he has denied. ITV subsequently pulled all of Gino's shows from its upcoming schedules after the accusations were revealed in an investigation. 'He's in a lot of trouble and ITV don't want to be in a BBC situation [with Gregg Wallace ] or have a repeat of Schofield so they are covering all their bases', an insider told MailOnline at the time. Earlier this month Gino's last remaining restaurants were reportedly saved from closure after he was sacked from his TV projects. The firm who control the restaurants, Upmarket Leisure Ltd, have allegedly been struggling with mounting debt and a sale of the company fell through. According to The Sun , HMRC issued a petition to close up the company at the High Court in March and an application to appoint an administrator was made. Before asking the female host: 'Now do you understand that Nicole, or do I need to explain that?' to which she replied 'I think it's very clear' The chef has faced a string of accusations of inappropriate behaviour towards women - which he has denied (pictured with on Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield in 2011) However, Upmarket has now been saved and bought out of administration in a £5million deal, which means the five venues can remain open, reports the publication. The apparent deal will save the jobs of 400 employees at the restaurants in London, Leeds, Newcastle and Manchester. Dean Watson, an administrator Begbies Traynor, told The Sun: 'This very well-recognised group of restaurants will be able to continue, under their existing brand, and has the opportunity to thrive again.' It was claimed Gino drew an explicit picture of a female TV producer during live filming, an ITV probe into the TV chef has been told. The Italian star, known for his cheeky on-screen persona, is at the centre of claims from dozens of people who described his alleged conduct over the past 12 years as 'distressing,' 'unacceptable,' and even 'horrendous'. The female producer's claims against Gino are now being investigated by ITV bosses, The Sun first reported. The woman claimed her 'unsettling encounter' with the chef happened during live filming of Saturday Cooks! She claimed that he sketched a naked woman with her legs spread open after asking to draw a portrait picture of her. The producer is said to have told a friend of the alleged sketch: 'I thought it was going to be a harmless caricature. But when he showed me the finished drawing I felt shocked and humiliated.' She also alleged that Gino made a sexual comment about leather boots she was wearing. Gino has 'firmly denied' all allegations so far, saying they were 'simply not in my nature' and describing them as 'deeply upsetting'.
