We're all stuck in the swamp - but some
of us are looking at the stars.

Ridd's exoneration should lead to an outbreak of freedom of speech and honest debate on the climate scam. It should also serve as a warning to the Left media and other academics that suppression of opponents right to freedom of thought and speech could entail some real-world penalties. James Cook university's appalling arrogance and tyranny is going to cost.

'We're all stuck in the swamp - but some
of us are looking at the stars.'

pay that one Foxy! ha

runner,

Don't need to pay it. How about trying it for
a change?

Well Foxy the stars in these cases are definetely Ridd and Folau.

I think there is quite some difference in reporting news about the Peter Ridd case outcome, difference between ABC and SMH reporting.
The ABC seems to provide a balanced view.
The SMH view appears to me to be unbalanced, e.g was Prof Ridd's questioning global warming or was he questioning actual damage and condition of the (whole) GBR?
I think the Ridd point of contention was about coral, not about CO2 emissions.

Anyway, from my point of view coral is thriving in some areas while other areas have damaged or dead coral.
Also, where some reef was previously all covered with healthy coral, now there can be considerable dead coral among the living coral.

One thing is certain, damaged and dead coral is becoming more apparent in the SW Pacific and worldwide, and evidence of substance on hand indicates the cause is nutrient pollution feeding algae leading to hypoxia in small and bigger dead zones, including ocean dead zones.
I think lack of oxygen due to over abundance of algae sometimes in pockets or sometimes from a bloom over part of a reef, is killing the coral's own zooanthellae algae, causing it to be expelled, sometimes then leading to 'coral bleaching'.

Physics and marine biology and other appropriate fields of science must urgently team together toward proper solutions. Viable business and employment generating solutions.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-04-16/jcu-scientist-peter-ridd-sacking-unlawful-federal-court-judgment/11021554

http://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/sacking-of-james-cook-university-professor-was-unlawful-court-rules-20190416-p51etz.html