July 22, 2005

Australian U. Officials Cited for Corruption

By DAVID COHEN

Two senior officials formerly with Australia's University of Newcastle engaged in corrupt conduct in handling a major plagiarism case, a government commission has ruled.

The case involved 15 business students at an offshore campus in Malaysia. In its report, the commission vindicated Ian Firns, the part-time lecturer who first brought the matter to the attention of university officials, who had initially attempted to cover up the misconduct. Mr. Firns later took the case to the

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