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  CSL-UQ Academic Freedom Fiasco

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Full media links (relatively) suitable for printing:

The 7.30 Report 15 May 2008

"University admits error over forced Gardasil apology"

Includes link to video www.abc.net.au/7.30/content/2007/s2246224.htm
And more reports based on this television story
e.g. www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/05/16/2246567.htm

Australian Doctor 18 April 2008

"Academic GP defends radio statements on Gardasil vax"

Article www.drs.org.au/articles/2008/ozdoc.gunn.htm
Website, Breaking News (8 April 2008) www.australiandoctor.com.au/articles/d1/0c0557d1.asp? "
And more reports based on this article
e.g. http://www.uicc-community.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=97&Itemid=267 (UICC News 21 April 2008)

Medical Observer 18 April 2008

"GP academic under fire for pharma criticism"

Article (600kB pdf, scroll down) www.drs.org.au/articles/2008/andrew.gunn.2.pdf

ABC Radio National: The National Interest 11 April 2008

"Round up"

Transcript www.abc.net.au/rn/nationalinterest/stories/2008/2214781.htm
mp3 audio file mpegmedia.abc.net.au/rn/podcast/current/audioonly/nit_20080411.mp3

The Courier-Mail 8 April 2008

"Academic ordered to apologise for criticising cancer vaccine Gardasil"

Text and pic www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,23501961-3102,00.html
Letters to the Editor www.drs.org.au/letters/2008/letters20080410.htm
And more reports based on this article e.g.
http://www.6minutes.com.au/dirplus/images/6minutes/newsletter/8_04_2008.pdf
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/ED0804/S00027.htm
http://www.aus.ac.nz/Publications/tertiaryupdate/2008/No%2010.asp

Scientific Misconduct Blog - Dr Aubrey Blumsohn 5 April 2008

"Gardasil scandal: University of Queensland exits the civilized scientific community"

Commentary plus BMJ article scientific-misconduct.blogspot.com/2008/04/gardasil-scandal-university-of.html

British Medical Journal 5 April 2008

"Academic freedom is at risk in dispute over Gardasil, lecturers say"

Article stub www.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/336/7647/741-a
Full online article and print version (subscription) www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/336/7647/741-a

ABC Radio National and ABC Local Radio: PM 4 April 2008

"UQ 'gagged academics to protect commercial deal'"

Transcript www.abc.net.au/pm/content/2008/s2208604.htm
mp3 audio file mpegmedia.abc.net.au/news/audio/pm/200804/20080404-pm08-academicgagging.mp3

Crikey

"Queensland Uni succumbs to drug company pressure" 4 April 2008

Text www.crikey.com.au/Politics/20080404-Queensland-Uni-succumbs-to-drug-company-pressure.html

"Drug companies: a threat to academic freedom?" 4 April 2008

Croakey Forum www.crikey.com.au/Blogs/Croakey/Drug-companies-a-threat-to-academic-freedom.html

"Dear Julia Gillard: Universities Need Funds Not Ethical Compromise" 7 April 2008

Text www.crikey.com.au/Politics/20080407-The-letter-that-Universities-Australia-should-send-to-Julia-Gillard.html

"It's Time the University of Queensland Came Clean. Properly." 16 May 2008

Text www.crikey.com.au/Politics/20080516-Its-time-the-University-of-Queensland-came-clean-Properly.html

"Croakey Forum: It's Time the University of Queensland Came Clean. Properly." 16 May 2008

Text http://www.crikey.com.au/Blogs/Croakey/Its-time-the-University-of-Queensland-came-clean-Properly.html

The leaked letters and the radio commentary that triggered it all...

The University of Queensland (UQ) writes to Dr Andrew Gunn 14 March 2008

www.crikey.com.au/Media/images/UQ1-01639c76-c526-4e93-8de5-d1113fd0e643.jpg
www.crikey.com.au/Media/images/UQ2-bc08f362-2719-4039-a63e-f66a633d24a9.jpg

Commonwealth Serum Laboratories (CSL) writes to UQ 17 Dec 2007

www.crikey.com.au/Media/docs/Gunnlegal-744f2f53-dbe4-4c47-be6c-0c8b39d32eab.pdf

ABC Radio National: Perspective

"GPs and their mail" 5 Dec 2007

Transcript www.abc.net.au/rn/perspective/stories/2007/2108059.htm#transcript
Audio www.podbean.com/podcast-detail-episode/380583/persp-2007-12-05-dr-andrew-gunn