Bureau’s Report Beyond Belief
The release of the Bureau of Meteorology’s internal review only underlines the need for a transparent parliamentary inquiry into the manipulation of temperature data, according to free market...
Not Really Fit For Purpose: The Bureau Of Meteorology
He studied chemistry at Imperial College, London, has 10 degrees, including a law degree, and has published more than 100 scientific papers. I’m referring to my husband, John Abbot. He is also a...
Originally appeared in The Spectator Australia
Vindicated: Bureau Not Following WMO Guidelines
Two decades ago the Australian Bureau of Meteorology replaced most of the manually-read mercury thermometers in its weather stations with electronic probes that could be read automatically – so...
Vindicated: Bureau Acknowledges Limits Set On How Cold Temperatures Can Be Recorded
The Bureau has a network of 695 automatic weather stations (AWS) across Australia. In a report released late yesterday it acknowledged issues with the performance of just two of these: Goulburn...
Most of the Recent Warming Could be Natural
AFTER deconstructing 2,000-year old proxy-temperature series back to their most basic components, and then rebuilding them using the latest big data techniques, John Abbot and I show what global...
Big Data Finds The Medieval Warm Period – No Denial Here
According to author Leo Tolstoy, born at the very end of the Little Ice Age, in quite a cold country: The most difficult subjects can be explained to the most slow-witted man if he has not formed...
Originally appeared in The Spectator Australia
Climate Change: The Facts 2017 now on sale
We are pleased to announce that we have entered into an arrangement with our good friends at Connor Court Publishing, which will henceforth produce all print copies of Climate Change: The Facts...
Four-Steps Needed To Restore Confidence In Bureau’s Handling Of Temperature Data
THE Minister for Environment and Energy, Josh Frydenberg, needs to immediately instigate the following four-step process to restore confidence in the recording and handling of historical...
Climate Change: The Facts 2017 – Full Event In Sydney
Watch the IPA’s Dr Jennifer Marohasy speak at the launch for the new book Climate Change: The Facts 2017.
Bureau of Inconsistencies: Need for Urgent Independent Inquiry
Minister Josh Frydenberg was told by the Australian Bureau of Meteorology on, or about, Wednesday 5th July 2017 that limits had been placed on how cold temperatures could be recorded across...
Warming up in Rutherglen
This article first appeared in the IPA Review July 2017 This year marks an important milestone in the ongoing battle for truth and objectivity in the science of climate change—the publication of...
Parliamentary Inquiry Required To Investigate Bureau Of Errors
The Institute of Public Affairs has today called on the Federal Government to launch a parliamentary inquiry to investigate the manipulation of temperature data by the Bureau of Meteorology as...
Campaign To Hush Climate Change Debate
Bullying officials and academia are misusing their authority to silence private citizens on global warming. Climate change policy should be informed by a sober assessment of the data and...
Originally appeared in The Daily Telegraph
A Brown Coal Plan That’s Worse Than Finkel?
The Victorian Government’s new Statement on Future Uses of Brown Coal, released earlier this month, is further proof that there is no such thing as bipartisanship when it comes to energy policy...
Originally appeared in The Spectator Australia
New Book – Climate Change: The Facts 2017
The Institute of Public Affairs has today released a new book Climate Change: The Facts 2017. Climate Change: The Facts 2017 contains 22 essays by internationally-renowned experts and...
I’m A Doubter – And A Sceptic Too
The Associated Press is a worldwide news agency headquartered in New York City. It issues ‘The Associated Press Stylebook’ which is the definitive guide for ‘anyone who cares about good writing’...
Originally appeared in The Spectator Australia
Price Of Electricity Is Rising, Not Sure About Temperatures
Because the masses believe that global atmospheric temperatures are rising unnaturally – the Hazelwood coal-fired power station was decommissioned, and the price of electricity is surging across...
Originally appeared in The Spectator Australia
The Destruction By Government Of Australia’s Electricity Market
Throughout the western world over the last 20-30 years in particular, we have witnessed the tightening hand of the state, which has become ever more bold in insisting where and how we live, who we...