Anthony Watts: “I find that while I’m doing my tour in Australia, CSIRO organized a meeting that is designed to combat the sort of inconvenient discussions I’m having. Fortunately, I’ve been given the whole slide show.”

Anthony Watts on the attempted hijacking of his Brisbane lecture by an Australian academic.

An historic occasion. Anthony Watts’ Australian lecture tour has begun.

Fair Farming Group: "In the absence of sound science the case has not been made for the economic costs to agriculture and industry associated with an ETS."

“Valerie, a Labor supporter, phoned in to chew the fat with [ABC radio announcer] Jon Faine about the heartache Labor is giving true believers like her and her friends at the moment.”

Simon Benson’s is the first book which captures the disillusionment which followed the glory days of Kevin 07 - and the chicanery of The Lodge's present tenant.

The Wheeler Centre’s “Festival of Intolerance” rolls on with the announcement of even more speakers - but not a sceptic in sight.

This week historian Gregory Melleuish was on ABC radio’s Counterpoint discussing history teaching in schools and his recent Quadrant article “The Dubious Future of History”.

Philip Mendes: “[Overland’s contributors] form a mad hatter’s picnic of fanatical attacks on Israel and supporters of Israel followed by more fanatical attacks of the same ilk.”