The University of Melbourne was among the institutions to publicly oppose the move, after revelations the Morrison government had struck a deal with One Nation to create a legal definition of academic freedom. ...
Pauline Hanson is pushing to insert a definition of academic freedom into the Higher Education Support Act.Acting Provost Richard James said the university was concerned "with the challenge of appropriately defining the terms academic freedom and freedom of speech" as well as the "practical problems" of regulating compliance.
Western Sydney University vice-chancellor Barney Glover says a plan to insert a legal definition of academic freedom into higher education legislation is"unnecessary".Under the deal, the Morrison government will insert a definition of academic freedom into the, in exchange for One Nation's support for its controversial university funding reforms.
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