Good morning,

 

On 24 July 2025, the Australian National University (the University)
received your request for access to documents under the Freedom of
Information Act 1982 (the FOI Act).

 

The University has taken your request to be as follows:

 

I am writing to request access to documents under the Freedom of
Information Act 1982 (Cth).

 

I request access to:

 

All written communications or written records of communications to or from
ANU's Chief Marketing and Communications Officer Shannon Kenna that
discuss either of the following topics:

 

1.    Shannon Kenna's attendance at Nixon Implementation Working Group
events during the week of 21-25 July 2025.

 

2.   Shannon Kenna's actual or proposed role at Nixon Implementation
Working Group events during the week of 21-25 July 2025.

 

3.  Prof. Christine Nixon's interview with the Canberra Times that was
published on 24 July 2025.

 

This request includes, but is not limited to, emails, meeting notes,
internal messages (such as Microsoft Teams, Slack, or similar), calendar
invitations, and briefing documents.

 

Your request has been assigned the case number 202500167.

 

Processing Timeframe

The statutory time frame for processing your request is 30 calendar days
from day after the date your request was received by the University. You
should therefore expect a decision from us by 23 August 2025.

 

This period of 30 days may be extended if we need to consult third
parties, impose a charge or for other reasons. We will advise you in
writing if this happens.

 

We will contact you using the email address you provided. Please advise if
you would prefer us to use an alternative means of contact. If you have
any questions regarding your request, please feel free to contact the FOI
Team via the functional email [1][ANU request email].  The FOI Team’s workload
is currently at very high levels due the unprecedented volume of FOI
requests. We are using our best endeavors to process all requests
expeditiously however there may be some slippage due to the current
workload. We will keep in touch with you and advise if there are any
significant delays, and, will, if necessary, seek extensions as permitted
by the Act.

 

Kind regards,

 

 

ANU Freedom Of Information Unit

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