In 2019, Dr Gerd Schroeder-Turk – Murdoch University’s only academic representative on the Senate (the University’s highest governing body) – appeared on ABC’s Four Corners and criticised Murdoch’s international student entry and teaching standards, which drove a 92% surge in international students numbers between 2017 and 2018.
Dr Schroeder-Turk’s claims were corroborated by two other Murdoch academics who also appeared on Four Corners.
In response to these claims, Murdoch University’s top brass attempted to kick Dr Schroeder-Turk off the Senate and then tried to sue him for millions of dollars for allegedly causing a sharp decline in international student enrollments.
