<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Olympic breakdancer Raygun has raised concerns about the state of higher education in Australia weeks after she took a voluntary redundancy from a </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/sydney" rel="" target="" title="Sydney"><span>Sydney</span></a><span> university.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Rachael Gunn worked as a lecturer in the faculty of arts at Macquarie University until February.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The competitive breakdancer </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/breaking-the-internet-and-capturing-our-hearts-bgirl-raygun-stands-proud-after-olympic-debut/8b568784-8879-42cb-9644-711f6e886544" rel="" target="_blank" title="rose to prominence"><span>rose to prominence</span></a><span> when she competed at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris and lost all three of her breakdancing battles.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/warning-to-aussie-tourists-their-phone-could-be-seized-at-airport-of-holiday-hotspot/ef875617-836e-4273-8a3d-7387f4485a66"><strong><span>Aussies warned their phone could be seized at this popular airport</span></strong></a><span></span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>After the news of her redundancy was made public this week, the academic told </span><a href="https://www.smh.com.au/national/sydney-olympic-sensation-raygun-loses-academic-post-20260429-p5zs8n.html?btis" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="The Sydney Morning Herald"><em><span>The Sydney Morning Herald</span></em></a><span> she felt concerned about university students and staff.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>She raised concerns about the student experience, psychosocial hazards facing staff, and spending on buildings, consultants and executive pay.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We need to have a serious conversation about higher education in this country," Gunn told the newspaper.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/olympic-breakdancer-raygun-speaks-after-losing-university-job/8600d095-9fa0-4fc4-ae71-1a2dd1453fa4" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"I'm very worried for my colleagues, I don't think that things are getting better for them."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/parafield-emergency-services-at-the-scene-of-small-plane-crash-in-south-australia/b61bc112-5d7c-41fe-bc9e-44fb61243efc" target="" title="Two people dead after horror light plane crash"><strong><span>Two people dead after horror light plane crash</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Since she left her academic job, she has focused on public speaking engagements.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>She shared the link to her new public speaking booking website today, telling her followers "it's official".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>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.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>After her performance was the subject of thousands of social media posts, Gunn took to Instagram with her head held high.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"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.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><em><span>NEVER MISS A STORY:</span></em></strong><span> </span><em><span>Get your breaking news and exclusive stories first by following us across all platforms.</span></em></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><ul><li><strong><em><span>Download the 9NEWS App here via</span></em></strong><span> </span><a 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