[citation needed] She attended Ravenswood School for Girls,[2] and at the age of 16 enrolled at the University of Sydney,[3] where graduated with the degrees of Bachelor of Arts majoring in economics, and mathematics.
[3] In 2017 she (along with Graeme Samuel and John Laker) formed a panel of inquiry into the culture of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia.
[4] In 2001, Broadbent was awarded the Centenary Medal "for service to Australian society in business leadership".
[citation needed] Broadbent holds honorary degrees from Western Sydney University (2000) and the UOW (2021).
[citation needed] Ben Quilty's 2021 portrait of her hangs in UOW's new Arts and Social Sciences building, which was named after her in recognition of her role as the University's third chancellor.