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All Australian Universities Have Now Adopted Free Speech Code

October 13, 2021
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All Australian universities have now adopted policies to strengthen and protect free speech on campus, two years after the recommendation was made. University chancellors have also agreed to publicly report on how they are upholding academic freedom and freedom of speech on campus on an annual basis from 2021. Federal Education Minister Alan Tudge said…

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Academic Freedom Relegated to the Dustbin of History

October 12, 2021
academic freedomAustraliaclimate changeeducationEnvironmentfree speechfrench model codeIntellectual FreedomOpinionPeter RiddScienceUSViewpointsWorld
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Commentary The High Court Of Australia has now unanimously rendered its judgment in the Peter Ridd case. The facts of the Ridd case are well known. James Cook University sacked Peter Ridd, a physics professor, in 2018 for criticising his colleagues’ research on the preservation of the Great Barrier Reef. Professor Ridd went public with…

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