The author of a new book on climate scepticism, Mark Lawson, is a senior journalist who writes on environmental matters for the Australian Financial Review. Remarkable.

Writing in the Spectator Peter Coleman has publicised what Paul Monk calls a “great mystery”. Why the Mitrokhin documents dealing with Soviet spies in Australia remain suppressed.

Writing for the New Criterion Roger Sandall has reviewed Keith Windschuttle on the Stolen Generations. A book the local intelligentsia seem to have overlooked.

Des Moore was interviewed by Alan Jones on Islamic extremism in Australia. A topic our politicians are avoiding. 

Crikey has published an article by Andrew Macintosh, associate director of the ANU Centre for Climate Law and Policy, criticising Tim Flannery. Macintosh disputes seven claims Flannery made in a Sydney Morning Herald opinion piece.

Anthony Watts claims that in November 2009 an Australian contributor to his blog was the first to dub the breaking CRU scandal “ClimateGate”.

This week Professor Bob Carter was interviewed about his new book on ABC radio.

Christopher Koch has selected “Ode on a Grecian Urn” by John Keats, and “Five Bells” by Kenneth Slessor. Both poems are read by Lionel Farrell.

John Black: “The Greens are the richest group of voters in Australian politics. The poorest of course are the National Party voters.”