Professor Peter Ridd challenges James Cook University sacking, page-39

Sampling selectively has been a problem for years in many spheres.

By taking chip samples at a mine, you can influence outcomes by chip selection.

The Great Barrier Reef is huge.
So huge, the GBRMPA does not closely oversee some of the outer reefs like Swain.

There is huge scope to create reports indicating anything.

I also will await the court decision.
But it wouldn't be the first university where "group think" twisted an outcome.