Murdoch University drops plan to sue whistleblower over student exploitation comments

Pursuit of lecturer Gerd Schröder-Turk for speaking out has sparked outrage among academics in Australia and abroad

Murdoch University has dropped plans to sue a lecturer who spoke out about student exploitation, in news welcomed by the whistleblower, his lawyers and the tertiary education union.

Murdoch prompted outrage among academics, in Australia and globally, when it decided to sue the mathematics lecturer Gerd Schröder-Turk for speaking to the ABC’s Four Corners about the treatment of international students.

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