Olympic breakdancer Raygun has raised concerns about the state of higher education in Australia weeks after she took a voluntary redundancy from a Sydney university.
Rachael Gunn worked as a lecturer in the faculty of arts at Macquarie University until February.
The competitive breakdancer rose to prominence when she competed at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris and lost all three of her breakdancing battles.
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After the news of her redundancy was made public this week, the academic told The Sydney Morning Herald she felt concerned about university students and staff.
She raised concerns about the student experience, psychosocial hazards facing staff, and spending on buildings, consultants and executive pay.
"We need to have a serious conversation about higher education in this country," Gunn told the newspaper.
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"I'm very worried for my colleagues, I don't think that things are getting better for them."
A Macquarie University spokesperson said they were unable to comment or confirm details about the confidential employment arrangements involving individual staff.
"This is our standard practice for legal and privacy reasons," the spokesperson said.
Since she left her academic job, she has focused on public speaking engagements.
She shared the link to her new public speaking booking website today, telling her followers "it's official".
Gunn's performance at the Olympics became an overnight sensation, attracting the attention of media outlets and audiences around the world, although a large part of the response was unkind.
After her performance was the subject of thousands of social media posts, Gunn took to Instagram with her head held high.
"Don't be afraid to be different, go out there and represent yourself, you never know where that's gonna take you," she wrote at the time.
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