AC,

Glad you didn’t vote Labor. Although the Morrison Coalition is clearly not interested in defended free speech for Folau or anyone else, is doesn’t actually try to block it as Green-inspired Labor does.

Globalisation is a problem with all politicians wanting to strut on the world stage instead of doing their duty to the people who pay them. Globalisation drives out industry and jobs, and imports shoddy goods.

I don’t take anything you say about Israel personally. I have no skin in the game; it’s just that I prefer Israelis (Jewish or otherwise) and democracy to Arabs and Islam. We have a lot in common with Israel; nothing whatsoever with the rest of the Middle East.

Peter Ridd won his case for unfair dismissal against
James Cook University. The controversial scientist
was sacked by James Cook University in 2018 for
allegedly breaking the University's code of conduct.

Among James Cook University's grievances were that
Peter Ridd had publicly criticised the work of colleagues,
including telling Sky News in 2017 that " scientific
organisations like the Australian Institute of Marine
Science and the ARC Centre for Coral Reef Studies can
no longer be trusted."

Controversial Judge Salvatore Vasta (who himself was facing
the prospect of a Parliamentary inquiry on his fitness to
remain on the bench with the Law Council saying it was
considering formal action after a series of "troubling
judgements" and making errors of fact and law), Vasta
ruled in the Federal Circuit Court of Australia that
the University's sacking of Ridd was "unlawful" -
in respect to their enterprise bargaining agreement.

Of course Peter Ridd's supporters were quick to claim the
win for academic freedom and freedom of speech. And
before long some were equating the court victory to a win
for climate-change scepticism.

However, Peter Ridd's views on the impact of climate change
on the Great Barrier Reef were not on trial in this case,
neither was freedom of speech. The decision was confined to
Ridd's industrial rights in his bargaining agreement and
the judge made no comment on the validity of Ridd's
climate views.

It will be interesting to see what the court decides the
law stands on Folau's rights.

Peter Ridd's crime was rocking a very comfortable, taxpayer-funded cruise liner !

Did he succeed?

Did he succeed?
As irresponsible, low ranking Academia is gradually losing ground, the real learned people/scholars/scientists/researchers will actually show how tax dollars should be spent responsibly !

Individual,

Has Peter Ridd been re-instated at JCU?

And as for his reputation? Don't be so hard on him.