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The public should be concerned when academics must battle bureaucrats for academic freedom

  • Written by Gigi Foster, Associate Professor, School of Economics, UNSW Australia
imageA FairWork decision has found in favour of a researcher disciplined over controversial racism research. Flickr/palg1305

The three-year dispute between the University of Queensland and academic Paul Frijters has finally been resolved, with the Fair Work Commission finding in Frijters' favour.

But this is a case that should ring alarm bells not just...

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