ENVIRONMENT Scientist sacked for challenging claims of demise of Great Barrier Reef
Professor Peter Ridd, a marine scientist who has worked on the Great Barrier Reef for 40 years, has been dismissed by James Cook University (JCU) for publicly questioning the research into the health of the reef. He has commenced action in the Federal Court to overturn his sacking. Professor Peter Ridd Professor Ridd was Professor of Physics at JCU, and had worked extensively on the Great Barrier Reef, particularly in the area of marine sedimentation, an important issue relating to the health of the reef. His dismissal comes five years after Professor Bob Carter, an Adjunct Professor at JCU, lost…