Open Minds explores how academic freedom and the public university are at risk
- Written by Peter Tregear, Principal Fellow, The University of Melbourne
Academic freedom has become a common topic of Australian public debate. Yet the concept is rarely examined or critiqued in detail.
That has not stopped it becoming a totemic issue for many on the political right. They consider Australian universities to be increasingly prone to doctrinaire and censorious attitudes. In particular, they point to...





