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University risks making Drew Pavlou a free speech martyr

Aaron Patrick

Before he was dubbed the world's most famous undergraduate, Drew Pavlou was merely a "particularly annoying" student making life hell for the University of Queensland over its close relationship with China.

Now, with Pavlou predicting he will be expelled on Friday, the 20-year-old university senator is in danger of becoming a martyr to free speech, academic freedom, and the right of undergraduates to act like court jesters.

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Aaron Patrick was a senior correspondent at The Australian Financial Review.

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