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Uni HR boss had 'target' on her back after opposing $400k direct hire

ABC Australia · Jul 1, 2026, 8:26 AM

Key takeaways

  • A HR boss at the University of Wollongong felt she had a target on her back after opposing the direct appointment of an executive to a newly created $400,000 job.
  • UOW's chief people and culture officer Alison Bourke told ICAC she opposed a proposed $400,000 executive role for Alyssa White from the outset.
  • She said she felt she had a "target on her back" and later thought she was "being punked" when the proposal resurfaced after she believed it had been shelved.

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A HR boss at the University of Wollongong felt she had a target on her back after opposing the direct appointment of an executive to a newly created $400,000 job. (ABC Illawarra: Justin Huntsdale)

UOW's chief people and culture officer Alison Bourke told ICAC she opposed a proposed $400,000 executive role for Alyssa White from the outset.

She said she felt she had a "target on her back" and later thought she was "being punked" when the proposal resurfaced after she believed it had been shelved.

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