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Sydney Skeptics in the Pub
[ Thursday, October 4, 2012; 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ] On the first Thursday of every month, Sydney-siders (and even those just passing through) are welcome to come along and mingle at the Skeptics in the Pub. Location: Mezz Bar, Coronation Hotel, Park Street in the City (next door to Woolworths). Turn up around 6pm and make some new friends or bump into some old ones. Very … Read on »
Sydney Skeptics in the Pub
[ Thursday, September 6, 2012; 12:00 am to 10:00 pm. ] On the first Thursday of every month, Sydney-siders (and even those just passing through) are welcome to come along and mingle at the Skeptics in the Pub. Location: Mezz Bar, Coronation Hotel, Park Street in the City (next door to Woolworths). Turn up around 6pm and make some new friends or bump into some old ones. Very … Read on »
Sydney Skeptics in the Pub
[ Thursday, August 2, 2012; 12:00 am to 10:00 pm. ] On the first Thursday of every month, Sydney-siders (and even those just passing through) are welcome to come along and mingle at the Skeptics in the Pub. Location: Mezz Bar, Coronation Hotel, Park Street in the City (next door to Woolworths). Turn up around 6pm and make some new friends or bump into some old ones. Very … Read on »
Sydney Skeptics in the Pub
[ Thursday, July 5, 2012; 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm. 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ] On the first Thursday of every month, Sydney-siders (and even those just passing through) are welcome to come along and mingle at the Skeptics in the Pub. Location: Mezz Bar, Coronation Hotel, Park Street in the City (next door to Woolworths). Turn up around 6pm and make some new friends or bump into some old ones. Very … Read on »
Sydney Skeptics in the Pub
[ Thursday, June 7, 2012; 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm. 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ] On the first Thursday of every month, Sydney-siders (and even those just passing through) are welcome to come along and mingle at the Skeptics in the Pub. Location: Mezz Bar, Coronation Hotel, Park Street in the City (next door to Woolworths). Turn up around 6pm and make some new friends or bump into some old ones. Very … Read on »
Skeptics Sydney dinner — June 23
[ Saturday, June 23, 2012; 6:30 pm to 10:00 pm. 6:30 pm to 10:00 pm. ] Don’t you know it’s magic! A fabulous night of prestidigitators, mentalists, and close-up magic with Steve Walker, Peter Rodgers, mentalist Dale Sadler and award-wining Joel Howlett. Be amused, be perplexed, be astounded, be there! Even the best Skeptic will believe! And, as a special door prize, one lucky attendee will have their dinner fee reimbursed. Dinner and … Read on »
Skepticamp a winner
This year’s Skepticamp Sydney — the second year it has been held in the city — was another successful event. Held at the University of Technology on May 26, about 80 people attended a range of talks in two concurrent streams. Skepticamp is based on the concept of an open invitation to anyone who would like to put forward their views … Read on »
Open door to Malaysian alt med practitioners
Australia will “facilitate” links between Australian and Malaysian professional bodies for suppliers of traditional Chinese medicine, ayurveda, homeopathy or Malay traditional massage services as part of the Malaysia-Australia Free Trade Agreement, signed on May 22. Commonwealth Trade and Competitiveness Minister, Craig Emerson, said in ‘side letter’ addressed to Malaysia’s Minister for Trade and Industry, Mustapa Mohamed, that … Read on »
Homeopathy Minus! — up and down
UPDATE: Homeopathy Plus! Pty Ltd, the organisation run by noted homeopath and alt med spruiker Fran Sheffield, has apparently been playing cat and mouse with a statement on its website regarding whooping cough vaccination which the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has ordered be removed. Within 24 hours of the initial order and removal of the relevant page, … Read on »
2012 National Convention — Melbourne
[ Friday, November 30, 2012 to Sunday, December 2, 2012. ] Australian Skeptics’ 2012 National Convention will be held in Melbourne from November 30 — December 2. Speakers will include James Randi, Rebecca Watson, DJ Grothe, Ken Harvey, Richard Saunders and Rachael Dunlop — more to be announced. Oranised by the Victorian Skeptics, the convention is made up of an evening meet-and-greet cocktail event (Nov 30), followed by … Read on »
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