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=== Attempts to sack Dr. Karl S. Kruszelnicki === | === Attempts to sack Dr. Karl S. Kruszelnicki === | ||
Brian Morris tried to use his status as a professor at the University of Sydney to pressure the university to sack Dr. Karl S. Kruszelnicki, from his position as Julius Sumner Miller Fellow in the School of Physics.<ref>{{ | Brian Morris tried to use his status as a professor at the University of Sydney to pressure the university to sack Dr. Karl S. Kruszelnicki, from his position as Julius Sumner Miller Fellow in the School of Physics.<ref>{{REFweb | ||
| quote=Brian Morris tried to use his status as a professor at Sydney University to pressure the university to sack Dr Kruszelnicki from his position as Julius Sumner Miller Fellow in the School of Physics. | | quote=Brian Morris tried to use his status as a professor at Sydney University to pressure the university to sack Dr Kruszelnicki from his position as Julius Sumner Miller Fellow in the School of Physics. | ||
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| work=Circumcision Information Australia | | work=Circumcision Information Australia | ||
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| | | title=Dr Karl on the origins of circumcision | ||
| url=http://www.circinfo.org/Dr_Karl.html | | url=http://www.circinfo.org/Dr_Karl.html | ||
| accessdate=2012-12-23 | | accessdate=2012-12-23 | ||
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}}</ref> prompting a fierce attack from Brian Morris. Firstly, Morris tried writing in response to the article.<ref>{{ | }}</ref> prompting a fierce attack from Brian Morris. Firstly, Morris tried writing in response to the article.<ref>{{REFweb | ||
| quote=Dr Karl Kruszelnicki ignores the massive scientific support for the benefits of circumcision (Weekender, January 10) and instead presents only extremist anti-circ nonsense from the likes of Paul Fleiss. | | quote=Dr Karl Kruszelnicki ignores the massive scientific support for the benefits of circumcision (Weekender, January 10) and instead presents only extremist anti-circ nonsense from the likes of Paul Fleiss. | ||
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| url=http://www.circinfo.org/Dr_Karl.html | | url=http://www.circinfo.org/Dr_Karl.html | ||
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In addition to writing a letter to the newspaper, and trying to get the University of Sydney to sack Dr Kruszelnicki from his position, Morris also filed a formal complaint of bias against the Sydney Morning Herald with the Australian Press Council.<ref>{{ | In addition to writing a letter to the newspaper, and trying to get the University of Sydney to sack Dr Kruszelnicki from his position, Morris also filed a formal complaint of bias against the Sydney Morning Herald with the Australian Press Council.<ref>{{REFweb | ||
| quote=Morris also filed a formal complaint of bias against the Sydney Morning Herald with the Australian Press Council. | | quote=Morris also filed a formal complaint of bias against the Sydney Morning Herald with the Australian Press Council. | ||
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| work=Circumcision Information Australia | | work=Circumcision Information Australia | ||
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| | | title=Dr Karl on the origins of circumcision | ||
| url=http://www.circinfo.org/Dr_Karl.html | | url=http://www.circinfo.org/Dr_Karl.html | ||
| accessdate=2012-12-23 | | accessdate=2012-12-23 | ||