" Melbourne University reported a $273 million surplus in 2024 on an operating income of $3.2 billion. It is against these figures that the ‘purely financial decision’ to close Meanjin has raised eyebrows." (Catriona Menzies-Pike - Crickey News)

The Literary Australia icon had but two part-time staff whose remuneration would be crumbs to the highly paid Chancelor and Vice. So the Q is, what financial imperative would make MEAJIN a liability to foreclose? Then there's the whole question of Meanjin's contribution to the literary sector and academia. Yep, agreed, something is fishy to this whole saga.

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https://www.crikey.com.au/2025/09/08/meanjin-closure-financial-reasons-melbourne-university-press/

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