Court gives legal weight to academics' right to intellectual freedom, but it's not the final word

  • Written by: Pnina Levine, Lecturer in Law, Curtin Law School, Curtin University
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The nature and enforceability of university codes of conduct have been in the news lately. Prominent sackings for alleged misconduct include the cases of Professors Peter Ridd from James Cook University and Tim Anderson from the University of Sydney.

Anderson had a legal win this week when the full court of the Federal Court decided...

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