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JCU unlawfully sacked marine scientist: judge
A judge has ruled that James Cook University’s termination of Dr Peter Ridd’s employment was unlawful.
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A judge has ruled that James Cook University’s termination of Dr Peter Ridd’s employment was unlawful.
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This article just gives the JCU’s point of view. According to this, the judge must have been really silly, but perhaps there is another side to this story.
Having been suybjected to similar harassment myself from a major University, I am fully aware of how Dr Ridd was victimised under the pretext of inappropraite behaviour forced on him by his insistence on speaking up on particular values he is entitled to speak. His treamtent is widespread and hardly new so its fantastic that a judge has wisely seen that the Unievrsity has acted inapprirately and has done so in a manner which reflects contempt for tehir staff, academic freedom and the values Universities should be adhering to – the corporatosation conduct we are seeing is totally inconsistent with the University mission.