Two years after the disgraced academic’s sacking, Naaman Zhou looked into why his supporters are still talking

The University of Sydney today announced the resignation of Professor Barry Spurr in an email to staff, without revealing the terms of his departure.

The Federal Court battle between Barry Spurr and New Matilda was today settled out of court, ending the action with an undertaking by New Matilda not to publish any further emails.

Lots of hack jokes! Hacks, hacks and more hacks and then even more hacks wow omg.

Alexi Polden and Peter Walsh report on the legal stoush between suspended Professor of Poetry Barry Spurr and online news site New Matilda.

The public/private divide is irrelevant, argues Tom Joyner.

USyd’s Professor of Poetry and Poetics Barry Spurr has been suspended and banned from campus, Will Edwards and Justin Pen report.