In the “Tips and Rumours” section of Friday’s edition of the Crikey Daily Mail, we published an item concerning Professor Sally Walker. It has been brought to our attention, and we accept, that Professor Walker is not standing or campaigning, and has not been approached to stand or campaign, for any seat in the State Parliament. She will end her term as Vice-Chancellor of Deakin University in the middle of 2010. After that time, she will not be on leave, nor will she continue to draw any salary from Deakin University.
We unreservedly retract the item that appeared in Friday’s Crikey Daily Mail, and apologise to Professor Walker.
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