Tag Archives: Australian skeptics
Meryl Dorey and the AVN win 2009 Bent Spoon
The Australian Skeptics Bent Spoon Award was presented last night at the annual Skeptics’ Convention at the University of Queensland in Brisbane. The Bent Spoon is awarded annually for the perpetrator of the most preposterous piece of paranormal or pseudo-scientific piffle and is chosen from a list of public nominations submitted to the Australian Sceptics. The … Read on »
Dick Smith funds pro-vaccination advertisement.
Dick Smith has funded an advertisement placed in a national newspaper, The Australian, written by Australian Skeptics to alert parents to the dangers of the Australian anti-vaccination lobby. Known as the Australian Vaccination Network (AVN), this group spreads misinformation and falsehoods about the safety and effectiveneness of vaccines. “Dick Smith Foods has funded this advertisement in the public … Read on »
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