Sorry for the delay - Im on business travelling around Europe. As on my earlier post:
Employer nomination 30 June (University)
Acknowledged 30 June
Immi.gov.au Lodgement page states application submitted and fee paid 12 July
All health/ Form 80/ etc, etc pre-loaded
Employer nomination approved 21 October - nearly four months just to do ... well, in reality, I don't know. You might think that a University which sponsors academics fairly frequently would be relatively trustworthy - this is after all how a lot of knowledge moves around the world. However, I am ignorant of the process so will just have to wait for the case officer to review the paperwork, although patience is not one of my strong points ;-) It seems that there should be no grounds for rejection but it doesn't stop us worrying.