Minister Blocks Name Change Push, Urges James Cook University to Focus on Education

The LNP government has acted after media reports of an apparent name change being considered by James Cook University.

Queensland Minister for Education and the Arts John-Paul Langbroek at a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia on March 24, 2025. AAP Image/Mick Tsikas

The Queensland LNP government will overhaul the governance of James Cook University (JCU) amid reports the institution was considering a potential name change.

Captain James Cook is a renowned British explorer who circumnavigated and charted the coastlines of Australia and New Zealand in 1770.