Federal MP Bob Katter says the Australian government’s plan to evaluate and offer suggestions on how universities respond to threats to academic freedom and free speech on campuses needs to go further and address the issue of foreign influence by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
In a media release on Aug. 7, Minister for Education Dan Tehan said that the Commonwealth government is “committed to protecting free speech” on campuses and will review how the university sector has progressed with implementing the changes outlined in the French Model Code, named after former High Court chief justice Robert French AC, which was designed to provide a framework for institutions to ensure that academic freedom and freedom of speech is protected.
