29 July 2020
Peter Ridd Challenge Goes To the Heart Of A Free Society
Peter Ridd has decided to fight last week’s decision in favour of James Cook University, and the case is of such public importance that the High Court simply must allow the appeal to be heard. The Ridd case is much more than a mere workplace relations dispute between an academic and his employer. It is even bigger than a dispute
29 July 2020
Ridd Case: IPA Welcomes Historic High Court Appeal
The Institute of Public Affairs has welcomed the announcement that Dr Peter Ridd will appeal the judgement in the case of James Cook University (JCU) v Peter Ridd to the High Court of Australia. Dr Ridd is seeking to reverse the 2-1 decision of the Federal Court of Australia, which overturned the earlier decision in the Federal Circuit Court, which
23 July 2020
The Federal Court Delivers A Devastating Blow Against Free Speech
The Federal Court has devastating blow against mainstream Australians, against freedom of speech and against freedom of speech on climate change by overturning the earlier decision in the Federal Circuit Court which held that Dr Peter Ridd was unlawfully dismissed by James Cook University. Alarmingly, this decision shows that contractual provisions guaranteeing intellectual freedom do not protect academics against censorship
7 October 2019
Climate Change: The Facts — And How You Can Help To Spread Them
As the editor of the last book — and the next — in the Institute of Public Affairs’ Climate Change: The Facts series I spend a lot of time pondering the nature of ‘facts’. A fact is something that has become known as true. A fact may be dependent on accumulated knowledge. Facts are considered superior to an opinion or
13 September 2019
IPA Announces Fundraising Campaign Climate Change: The Facts 2020
The Institute of Public Affairs has announced the fourth book in the Climate Change: The Facts series will be published in 2020. It has launched an appeal to crowdfund publication of the book and its distribution to every member of the Australian Parliament. Donations are tax deductible for Australian residents and can made online at www.ipa.org.au/cctf2020 Climate Change: The Facts
5 September 2019
Aunty Complains About A Lack Of Alternative Views? That’s A Bit Rich
Media Watch is everything that is wrong with the ABC, squeezed into 15 insufferable minutes. Smug, elitist and, above all, awash with the misguided idea that commercial media outlets are not to be trusted and that the only place where honest news can be found is in Aunty’s warm, state-sponsored embrace. The program is usually best ignored, but its segment
26 May 2018
No Room For Differing Views
“What happened to me has a massive chilling effect on debate,” says physics professor Peter Ridd, who was sacked by James Cook University last week after saying other scientists, including former colleagues, have exaggerated the dangers to the Great Barrier Reef. “Any scientist who might agree with me on the reef will just keep their mouth shut, it’s just too
1 February 2018
Professor Peter Ridd Standing Up For Scientific Integrity Against James Cook University
James Cook University is threatening scientific integrity by seeking to censor one of its academic staff members, Professor Peter Ridd, according to John Roskam, the Executive Director of the Institute of Public Affairs. “The university should not be attempting to silence the scientific debate about the impact of climate change. Professor Ridd is a world expert on the Great Barrier
