http://www.skeptics.com.au Investigating pseudo-science and the paranormal from a responsible scientific viewpoint Mon, 14 Jan 2013 22:26:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://www.skeptics.com.au/latest/announcements/featured-announcement/avn-told-to-change-unacceptable-name/ http://www.skeptics.com.au/latest/announcements/featured-announcement/avn-told-to-change-unacceptable-name/#comments Sat, 15 Dec 2012 05:09:31 +0000 Tim http://www.skeptics.com.au/?p=6544 http://www.skeptics.com.au/latest/announcements/featured-announcement/avn-told-to-change-unacceptable-name/feed/ 0 http://www.skeptics.com.au/latest/announcements/featured-announcement/ken-harvey-the-consumer-champion/ http://www.skeptics.com.au/latest/announcements/featured-announcement/ken-harvey-the-consumer-champion/#comments Wed, 28 Mar 2012 23:23:06 +0000 Tim http://www.skeptics.com.au/?p=5312 http://www.skeptics.com.au/latest/announcements/featured-announcement/ken-harvey-the-consumer-champion/feed/ 0 http://www.skeptics.com.au/latest/announcements/featured-announcement/bent-spoon-to-rmit-soty-to-loretta-marron/ http://www.skeptics.com.au/latest/announcements/featured-announcement/bent-spoon-to-rmit-soty-to-loretta-marron/#comments Sun, 20 Nov 2011 09:58:56 +0000 Tim http://www.skeptics.com.au/?p=5010 http://www.skeptics.com.au/latest/announcements/featured-announcement/bent-spoon-to-rmit-soty-to-loretta-marron/feed/ 0 http://www.skeptics.com.au/latest/announcements/featured-announcement/power-balance-instructed-to-modify-products-after-admitting-to-misleading-claims/ http://www.skeptics.com.au/latest/announcements/featured-announcement/power-balance-instructed-to-modify-products-after-admitting-to-misleading-claims/#comments Wed, 22 Dec 2010 12:01:26 +0000 Rachael http://www.skeptics.com.au/?p=3894 In a move that has been welcomed by skeptical groups all over the world, an Australian consumer watchdog group, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has instructed Power Balance to cease making misleading claims about their silicone bracelets. The performance sports bracelets, which have gained considerable popularity via high profile athlete endorsements, have become an [...]]]> http://www.skeptics.com.au/latest/announcements/featured-announcement/power-balance-instructed-to-modify-products-after-admitting-to-misleading-claims/feed/ 0 http://www.skeptics.com.au/latest/avn-in-more-trouble/ http://www.skeptics.com.au/latest/avn-in-more-trouble/#comments Wed, 04 Aug 2010 15:22:07 +0000 Tim http://www.skeptics.com.au/?p=3307 http://www.skeptics.com.au/latest/avn-in-more-trouble/feed/ 0 http://www.skeptics.com.au/latest/announcements/featured-announcement/crusade-against-ethic/ http://www.skeptics.com.au/latest/announcements/featured-announcement/crusade-against-ethic/#comments Sat, 17 Apr 2010 16:43:10 +0000 Eran http://www.skeptics.com.au/?p=2993 In what appears to be a concerted effort to keep its hallowed patch in the NSW education curriculum, the forces of the Anglican and Catholic Churches and the NSW Christian Democratic Party are using their influence to scuttle a planned trial of ethics teaching in NSW schools. The initial plan is to implement ethics teaching classes [...]]]> http://www.skeptics.com.au/latest/announcements/featured-announcement/crusade-against-ethic/feed/ 0 http://www.skeptics.com.au/latest/announcements/meryl-dorey-a-closet-skeptic/ http://www.skeptics.com.au/latest/announcements/meryl-dorey-a-closet-skeptic/#comments Thu, 25 Mar 2010 02:05:58 +0000 Eran http://www.skeptics.com.au/?p=2857 We have recently learnt that Meryl Dorey, retiring president of the Australian (anti)Vaccination Network, registered these four website domain names in October 2009: australiansceptics.com australiansceptics.org australiansceptics.net australiansceptics.info That took time and money and we’re impressed at Meryl’s new skeptical interest, given her many recent complaints of having no time, no money and wanting to spend more time with the family. After [...]]]> http://www.skeptics.com.au/latest/announcements/meryl-dorey-a-closet-skeptic/feed/ 0 http://www.skeptics.com.au/latest/announcements/special-court-rules-that-vaccines-are-not-linked-to-autism/ http://www.skeptics.com.au/latest/announcements/special-court-rules-that-vaccines-are-not-linked-to-autism/#comments Mon, 15 Mar 2010 21:34:06 +0000 Eran http://www.skeptics.com.au/?p=2812 The claim that autism is linked to vaccinations, and in particular the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine, has taken a further blow with the US Court of Federal Claims rejecting claims in three separate cases that the mercury-containing preservative, thimerosal, does not cause autism. This follows a similar ruling a year ago in the same court. The US [...]]]> http://www.skeptics.com.au/latest/announcements/special-court-rules-that-vaccines-are-not-linked-to-autism/feed/ 0 http://www.skeptics.com.au/latest/announcements/featured-announcement/a-matter-of-balance/ http://www.skeptics.com.au/latest/announcements/featured-announcement/a-matter-of-balance/#comments Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:48:40 +0000 Richard http://www.skeptics.com.au/?p=2411 Richard Saunders finds some amazing inventions at Mind Body Wallet and puts them to the test. From the pages of The Skeptic March 2010 In November 2009, a group of Australian Skeptics and friends headed for the Festival of Mind Body Spirit in Sydney. An overview of this adventure can be seen in the previous issue of [...]]]> http://www.skeptics.com.au/latest/announcements/featured-announcement/a-matter-of-balance/feed/ 0 http://www.skeptics.com.au/latest/news/mmr-doctor-unethical-callous-and-dishonest/ http://www.skeptics.com.au/latest/news/mmr-doctor-unethical-callous-and-dishonest/#comments Sun, 31 Jan 2010 11:01:46 +0000 Rachael http://www.skeptics.com.au/?p=2312 One of the poster boys of the global anti-vaccination movement, Dr Andrew Wakefield, has been found guilty of being dishonest, irresponsible and misleading, with the possibility of being struck off the medical register. Wakefield was a senior lecturer in the Departments of Medicine and Histopathology at the Royal Free Hospital and a reader in experimental gastroenterology. [...]]]> http://www.skeptics.com.au/latest/news/mmr-doctor-unethical-callous-and-dishonest/feed/ 0