... the quest for a University of Western Sydney had a long history particularly through the ambitions of certain politicians and others. In their view it was not so much that Macquarie had been placed in the wrong place but rather there was a view that the older University of Sydney was thwarting the people...

...Mark Hutchinson Purpose The purpose of this paper is to trace debates between state and federal governments, and community stakeholders, leading to the establishment and abolition of the first attempt at a university for Western Sydney, established as Chifley University Interim Council. Design...