New Zealand academic accused of sexually harassing colleague in Australia resigns

Dr Max Abbott was accused of harassing a more junior Australian-based colleague over a number of years, mostly by text

A New Zealand academic at the centre of a trans-Tasman dispute between the Australian National University and Auckland University of Technology over an alleged case of sexual harassment has resigned.

Dr Max Abbott, a senior New Zealand academic, was accused of harassing a more junior Australian-based colleague over a number of years, mostly by text.