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News — December 2007
The National Broadcaster on Trial
After 12 years, a landmark trial is underway in the NSW Supreme Court as FHA Directors take on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation in ‘knowledge versus dogma’ conflict. With the evidentiary part of the case concluded and submissions presented, the matter is reserved for judgment. It is hoped that the Court will be able to deliver judgement some time during 2008.
The FHA Blog 
Regular updates on Trial progress. Including:
- • Court hears final submissions — 7 December
- Trial Resumes
- • Court sets timetable for submissions after evidence closes — 5 & 6 July
- • ABC scientist rejects purpose in nature — 4 July
- • Two sides of Four Corners — 3 July
- • Masters concerned by non-disclosure — 2 July
- • Four Corners’ producer in the witness box — 29 June
- • “Original and inspiring” said Professor Birch — 28 June
- • Eminent zoologist stands by Griffith — 27 June
- • Millikan on record — 26 June
- • Media watchdog recommended ABC apology — 25 June
- Trial Resumes
- • Trial adjourned to June — 13 April
- • Belfield’s evidence finishes — 12 April
- • Griffith feared Four Corners ‘bucket-job’ — 11 April
- • Tim Flannery gives evidence — 10 April
- • Prominent Australians defend Griffith and Macartney-Snape — 5 April
- • ABC told of Griffith’s concerns prior to broadcast — 4 April
- • Walks, talks and video-tape — 3 April
- • Damage from allegations ongoing, Court told — 2 April
- • ABC’s expert commended Griffith’s book — 30 March
- • ABC calls primatologist — 29 March
- • Judge adjourns to read Griffith’s work — 27 March
- • “A thought-provoking hypothesis” says expert — 26 March
- • Parallels with Darwinism — 24 March
- • Elite mountaineer pays tribute to Macartney-Snape — 22 March
- • “Nobel Prize” for misrepresentation, Court told — 21 March
- • Macartney-Snape defends exploration of the mind — 20 March
- • Expert primate psychiatrist commends Griffith’s work — 19 March
- • Former Geelong Grammar headmaster stands by Macartney-Snape — 17 March
- • Court told of Four Corners’ malicious intent — 15 March
- • Evolution of humans and ideas at stake in landmark trial — 14 March
Court Case Overview
We recommend you read the following:
- • Media Release: The National Broadcaster on Trial — 13 March 2007
- • Detailed overview & history of the case
- • Presentations contexting this court case – Crisis Point essay & Sir James Darling speech.
Expert Witness Profiles
- • Biological anthropologist Professor Walter Hartwig
- • Psychologist Professor Scott Churchill
- • Psychiatrist Professor Harry Prosen
- • Cognitive scientist and philosopher, Lieutenant Colonel Dr William Casebeer
Media Releases
Media Coverage
Publications
- 2006: The Great Exodus: From the horror and darkness of the human condition
- 2004: The Human Condition Documentary Proposal
- 2003: Bestselling book—A Species In Denial
- 1991: Beyond The Human Condition
- 1988: Free: The End of The Human Condition
- 1983: Submission to Nature & New Scientist
About the FHA
- • What is the FHA?
- • Description of the FHA
- • Brief History
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- • Structure & Funding
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What is the Human Condition?
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