Mike Carlton on climate sceptics: “These people are not merely deluded. They are downright dangerous.” 

“Beside me is a child with nowhere to go because his family members are blind drunk. The parade of the bleeding and bashed has begun. Hanging in the night air is the sickly sweet stench of blood and alcohol, cut by the plaintive wails of beaten humanity.”

Jon Faine, ABC Melbourne radio announcer, had Lord Christopher Monckton on his show to debate Rupert Posner. This is what happened.

Alan Jones: “Cory Bernardi brings significant intellectual and philosophical resources to the Liberal Party at a time when many of its supporters felt the Party was losing its way.”

Jeff Sparrow, the editor of Overland: “Lunacy squared: A deranged Quadrant forum about the Oz's deranged forum on the Left.”

Sophie Masson has chosen two favourite poems by Shakespeare and Yeats. Both poems are read by Lionel Farrell.

Lord Monckton lectured yesterday in packed to the rafters venues in Melbourne. The photos tell the story.

Guardian headlines:“Leaked climate change emails scientist ‘hid’ data flaws. Exclusive: Key study by East Anglia professor Phil Jones was based on suspect figures.”

John Styles: “If Australian parents were to choose anyone other than themselves to give advice to their children about pre-marital sex, Tony Abbott would be preferred by far to Catharine Lumby.”