This appears to have been yet another headline grabbing sensationalist egg-beat by the Greens:

<SYDNEY University says it never received an official request for the Dalai Lama to speak on campus, after being accused of withdrawing an invitation for political reasons.

NSW Greens MP John Kaye says the Tibetan spiritual leader had agreed to speak at the prestigious uni during his visit to Sydney in June.

....
Sydney University issued a statement on Thursday saying it never received any official request about the Dalai Lama.

A university spokesman said representatives of the Dalai Lama's office in Australia approached a student about the possibility of arranging a lecture last year.

It says staff discussed possible arrangements but the only time available was during uni holidays in June, when most students would not be on campus.

"The Dalai Lama's office agreed to an alternative proposal for him to address a wider group of students from across a number of universities in the city, including from the University of Sydney," the statement said>

http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/national/sydney-uni-denies-ditching-dalai-lama/story-e6frfku9-1226623175057

It is unlikely that the Greens would ever apologise of course.

Dear onthebeach,

No this is not a Greens beat-up at all.

It's the university's attempt to gain some
credibility - which it has currently lost.

The 7.30 Report as it showed on its recent program -
has the emails from the university -
which tell the full story and the University's denials
don't hold much water. Blaming the Greens - why not
the carbon tax or the NBN?

Here's a link that some may be interested in:

http://www.change.org/en-AU/petitions/sydney-university-stand-up-for-academic-integrity-let-the-dalai-lama-speak

From the newspaper article already posted:

"Sydney University issued a statement on Thursday saying it never received any official request about the Dalai Lama"

That is plain enough for anyone.

It is NSW Greens MP John Kaye muck-raking isn't it?

Typical of the scurrilous headline hunting Greens: besmirching a fine university in one of the world's great democracies, and bringing Australia into disrepute in the process.

Few would trust the NSW Greens stirrers as far as they could kick them. The Greens spawned the political career of dreadful Lee Rhiannon (Brown), with that complete jackass and mental lightweight David Shoebridge following in her footsteps.

The Greens should be sued for blackening the name of the university.

Dear onthebeach,

I still cannot understand what the Greens have
to do with this issue - apart from your obvious
dislike of anyone who chooses to make a comment
on the situation, and happens to be Green.

The fact remains - and as the 7.30 Report pointed
out Sydney university must be held accountable for
its actions. The talk was arranged through Sydney
University's new Institute Democracy and Human Rights
and it was organised that an on-campus talk was to be
given by the Dalai Lama during his ten day visit
in June.

This ground has been covered by The Guardian newspaper,
by Reuters, The Age, Sydney Morning Herald, the 7.30
Report, to name just a few.

However, if you choose to believe that there's a Greens
conspiracy - I can't do much about that.

Perhaps you can start your own thread on that topic.

cont'd ...

If you think that the Greens should be sued
for "blackening" the name of the university
then perhaps all the
major newspaper outlets should also be
included in that lawsuit. Because they're all
saying the same thing.

Cheers.

Prior approval should have been obtained from the university administration. It wasn't as the university has said in its release.

The Greens are trying to make political capital out of it. Headline hunting as per usual.

Why are you promoting the beat-up?