Academics from across the globe have condemned Murdoch University’s treatment of a whistleblower who spoke out about international student exploitation.
The Western Australian university is suing associate professor Gerd Schröder-Turk for criticising its treatment of international students during an episode of the ABC’s Four Corners where he said that the university was admitting students who did not meet its own academic standards.
In a joint statement to the Guardian, academics from seven different countries said that the legal action was clearly designed to keep Schröder-Turk and other whistleblowers silent.