<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Former foreign minister </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/julie-bishop" rel="" target="_blank" title="Julie Bishop"><span>Julie Bishop</span></a><span> has resigned as chancellor of </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/university" rel="" target="_blank" title="Australian National University (ANU)"><span>Australian National University (ANU)</span></a><span> following calls for her to step down from the "troubled" institution.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Bishop reportedly tendered her resignation to the university and the Albanese government last night, seven months before her tenure was due to expire in December, saying it was untenable for her to continue.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>In a statement shared with the ABC, Bishop said she was "deeply privileged" to serve as chancellor.</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/isis-brides-return-to-australia-update-two-women-set-to-be-charged-with-crimes-against-humanity-and-one-with-belonging-to-a-terrorist-group/a21f8385-426a-4792-99ef-39e3aaeacde3" target="_blank"><strong><span>Two 'ISIS brides' charged with slavery offences after three arrested upon arrival in Australia</span></strong></a></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/hantavirus-outbreak-symptoms-transmission-risks-everything-you-need-know-explained/52a07cc8-8f6d-405b-a7a6-efd9a2aa6f03" target="_blank"><strong><span>What is hantavirus? 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