This inventory item contains the following news cuttings:

From The Age:
"Controls hold back new birth pill: health man" by Mark Metherell - 23 January 1982;

"Professor moves to stop inquiry into his work" by Pamela Pinto - 11 September 1984;

"Professor will ask Governor to stop enquiry" by Pamela Pinto - 15 September 1984;

"Professor welcomes a visitor's order" by Geoff Maslen - 25 February 1985;

"State Governor's judicial role in universities to be modified" by Geoff Maslen - 12 August 1985;

"Whirlwind rise and fall of a pill scientist" by Geoff Maslen & Philip McIntosh - 30 September 1986;

"Dangers have not increased: doctor" by Philip McIntosh & William Lowther - 30 September 1986;

"Deakin chancellor betrayed me over Briggs, says professor" by Geoff Maslen - 3 October 1986;

"Faked facts are a bitter pill for scientists" by Geoff Maslen & Philip McIntosh - 3 October 1986;

"A way to keep the researchers honest" by Fred Jevons - 3 October 1986;

"Uni research work to be investigated" by Geoff Maslen - 14 October 1986;

"Scientist in pill research row dies" by Bill Birnbauer - December 1986;

"Briggs affair shows lack of control over researchers, says academics" by Bill Birnbauer - 6 December 1986;

"Dean 'fabricated' research" by Bill Birnbauer - 20 December 1986;

"Deakin papers show how Briggs tried to keep his accusers at bay" by Bill Birnbauer - 20 December 1986;

"Briggs's colleagues innocent: report" - 26 March 1987;

"Scandal ends Deakin's pill research" by Geoff Maslen - 28 March 1987.

From The Australian:
"New Pill 'may be best form of contraception'" by Sue Cook - 8 September 1981;

"Professor takes fight to Victorian Governor" by Trudi McIntosh - 15 September 1984;

"A case of strange visitations" by Helen Trinca - 19 September 1984;

"Deakin defends vice-chancellor after inquiry stopped" by Helen Trinca - 27 February 1985;

"Professor replies to questions on research" by Helen Trinca - 27 February 1985;

"The Visitor takes a lesser role" by Jane Howard - 14 August 1985;

"Charges against Prof Briggs to be revived, says tip-off letter" by Jane Howard - 2 October 1985;

"Briggs case: Asche defends Jevons" by Jane Howard - 9 October 1985;

"Vic unis to have choice of Visitor or law appeal" by Christopher Dawson - 9 October 1985;

"Briggs resigns after new probe" by Jane Howard - 16 October 1985;

"Doctors allay fears sparked by deception in Pill study" by Brian Woodley & Christopher Dawson - 30 September 1986;

"Briggs defence proper, says FAUSA" by Christopher Dawson - 1 October 1986;

"Briggs: an issue of principles gagged by law" by Emeritus Professor Fred Jevons - 1 October 1986;

"Briggs case: Deakin to review work of many PhD students" by Jane Howard - 15 October 1986;

"Deakin launches inquiry on Briggs" by Christopher Dawson - 26 November 1986;

"Briggs' death won't stop probe" by William West - 10 December 1986;

"Briggs: evidence of data fabrication" by Christopher Dawson - 24 December 1986;

"Briggs case nears end" - 11 March 1987;

"Associates in clear on Pill research" - 26 March 1987;

"Briggs: unanswered questions" by Christopher Dawson - 1 April 1987.

From The Herald:
"Low-dose pill safest - scientists" by Murray Finlay - 28 March 1979;

"Dog pill tests 'useless'" by Brandon Phillips - 27 November 1979;

"AMA reassurance in Pill fraud case" by Lynne Cossar - 30 September 1986.

From The National Times:
"Renewed attack on pill researcher" by Deborah Smith - 25-31 July 1986;

"Discredited scientist dies maintaining innocence" by Deborah Smith - 7 December 1986.

From The Sun:
"Men on the Pill" by Ann Westmore - 31 January 1978;

"When danger's only skin-deep" by Ann Westmore - 8 June 1978;

"More to the Pill in China" - 15 November 1979;

"High C alert on Pill" - 20 January 1982;

"The Pill's 'safer than smoking'" - 9 March 1982;

"Explain order on uni probe" - 11 September 1984;

"Uni probe called off" - 13 February 1985;

"University research row professor quits" - 18 October 1985;

"Briggs 'no harm to pill'" by Andrew Stephens - 30 September 1986;

"Briggs - the champion of the pill" by Andra Jackson - 30 September 1986.

Photocopies are A3 size.

This inventory item contains the following news cuttings:

"Scientist admits Pill research deception" by correspondents of The Sunday Times - 29 September 1986 - The Australian (pp 1 & 2);

"Professor's suspect investigations supported the Pill's safety claims" by Brian Deer - 29 September 1986 - The Australian (p. 11);

"Faked facts are a bitter pill for scientists: doubts took eight years to reveal the truth" by Geoff Maslen and Philip McIntosh - 3 October 1986 - The Age (p. 13);

"A way to keep researchers honest" by Fred Jevons - 3 October 1986 - The Age (p. 13);

"Manufacturer stands by drug's record: Debendox's stormy passage" by Graeme O'Neill - 14 December 1987 - The Age;

"Study flawed from the outset" by Graeme O'Neill - 14 December 1987 - The Age;

"Science editors will review publication of research papers" by Bob Beale (of the Sydney Morning Herald) - 15 December 1987 - The Age;

"Time for science to face up" - 17 December 1987 - The Age;

"McBride's rabbit research claim questioned" by Graeme O'Neill - 18 December 1987 - The Age

This inventory item contains photocopies of the newspaper cuttings contained in inventory item SAPP00003.

Details are as follows:
"Scientist admits Pill research deception" by correspondents of The Sunday Times - The Australian, 29 September 1986;

"Professor's suspect investigations supported the Pill's safety claims" by Brian Deer - The Australian, 29 September 1986;

"Faked facts are a bitter pill for scientists: doubts took eight years to reveal the truth" by Geoff Maslen & Philip McIntosh - The Age, 3 October 1986;

"A way to keep researchers honest" by Fred Jevons - The Age, 3 October 1986;

"Manufacturer stands by drug's record: Debendox's stormy passage" by Graeme O'Neill - The Age, 14 December 1987;

"Study flawed from the outset" by Graeme O'Neill - The Age, 14 December 1987;

"Science editors will review publication of research papers" by Bob Beale (of the Sydney Morning Herald) - The Age, 15 December 1987;

"Time for science to face up" - The Age, 17 December 1987;

"McBride's rabbit research claim questioned" by Graeme O'Neill - The Age, 18 December 1987.