Peter Ridd was a professor at James Cook University who dared to question claims that the Great Barrier Reef is facing imminent catastrophe from climate change. Eventually he was sacked for not backing down.
But with public support support he insisted that the university undertake some quality assurance of its research, and refused to be censored, for continuing to speak out.
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