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=== 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>{{REFwebQuoteREFweb
| 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
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| urltitletitle=Dr Karl on the origins of circumcision
| url=http://www.circinfo.org/Dr_Karl.html
| 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>{{REFwebQuoteREFweb
| 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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| urltitletitle=Dr Karl on the origins of circumcision
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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>{{REFwebQuoteREFweb
| quote=Morris also filed a formal complaint of bias against the Sydney Morning Herald with the Australian Press Council.
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| urltitletitle=Dr Karl on the origins of circumcision
| url=http://www.circinfo.org/Dr_Karl.html
| accessdate=2012-12-23