Pathetic - Abbot Gov Gives Lomborg $4 Million For "Consensus Center" As It Cuts Other Ed Funding

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The Abbott government found $4m for the climate contrarian Bjørn Lomborg to establish his “consensus centre” at an Australian university, even as it struggled to impose deep spending cuts on the higher education sector.

A spokesman for the education minister, Christopher Pyne, said the government was contributing $4m over four years to “bring the Copenhagen Consensus Center methodology to Australia” at a new centre in the University of Western Australia’s business school.

The spokesman said the “Australia Consensus Centre” was a proposal put forward by the “university and Dr Lomborg’s organisation”.

Sources have told Guardian Australia the establishment of the centre had come as a surprise even to senior staff in the business school, who were unaware that the centre was being established until shortly before it was announced this month.

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http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/apr/17/abbott-government-gives-4m-to-help-climate-sceptic-set-up-australian-centre

[phantom power]

1. No.

[newfie11]

2. Dumbing of Australia continues! Nt

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[MisterP]

3. Australia

[newfie11]

4. Oops sorry

I'm so used to saying that about my country.
I corrected it.

[MisterP]

5. eh, consider it a trial balloon--remember Australia's doing this without oil money