Refugee legislation introduced after the end of apartheid was lauded as being progressive. But implementation has fallen short of international standards.
We need to have a more nuanced discussion about threats to academic freedom – not just a heavily polarised debate based on a poorly constructed audit.
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The Institute for Public Affairs’ audit of academic freedom pits people either for or against universities. This prevents us from having thorough conversations about real threats to academic freedom.
Applications like Twitter, Facebook and WhatsApp have brought a broad range of users in on public discussions.
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Redmond Barry Distinguished Professor, Kathleen Fitzpatrick Australian Laureate Fellow, Director, Centre for Comparative Constitutional Studies, The University of Melbourne