Not sure what to think of this. ANU's gain may well be astronomy's loss. I also think it can't be too great being a VC and having to deal with the pollies, esp the present bunch. Then again, pay day must be nice and the VC's residence down there on the lake shore is pretty swish
. I hope he strongly champions science, both education and research.
http://www.anu.edu.au/news/all-news/...dt-to-lead-anu