Peter Ridd’s Case- a pyrrhic victory for James Cook University
Peter Ridd’s case – a pyrrhic victory for James Cook University By Chris Merritt This paper was delivered on May 13, 2022, at a conference organised by the Institute of Public Affairs on the future of scientific inquiry and academic freedom in Australia. Click...
Intellectual freedom at universities must be protected
Intellectual freedom at universities must be protected Chris Merritt 12 May 2022 Published in the Australian Newspaper In October last year when the High Court handed down a short, unanimous decision in Peter Ridd’s case, it was a tragic outcome for a...
Major Parties Protect themselves with bad law
Major Parties protect themselves with Bad Law Chris Merritt 31 March 2022 Published in the Australian Newspaper Politicians are only human. So it is entirely understandable that they occasionally persuade themselves that laws that serve their...
Anti-trolling bill levelling the playing field for social media
Anti-trolling bill levelling the playing field for social media Chris Merritt 7 January 2021 Published in the Australian Newspaper Defamation law purports to make it possible for people to restore their reputations after public attacks have brought...