Registrations of interest are now open for Skepticon, the 2021 Australian Skeptics Annual National Convention which this year will be held on November 20-21. It will be a joint event, held by Australian Skeptics in Sydney, Australia, and the NZ Skeptics in Wellington, New Zealand; with face-to-face and online participation…
An international skeptics legal defence fund is in the process of being set up, following the successful defence of Britt Hermes, and it is calling for experienced and qualified volunteers with legal, marketing and fund-raising expertise to help out. In September 2017, skeptical activist Hermes was sued by a naturopath…
In 2010, Australian Skeptics Inc. released a statement about the troubling use of the term “Skeptics” or “Sceptics” in the context of climate science. We now expand our position on so-called “climate change scepticism”. After more than 60 years of research, the agreement among scientists is that the climate is…
Revisions ignore many pseudoscientific claims used in traditional Chinese and Ayurvedic medicine
Your chance to get involved in Skeptics’ projects- suggestions and contributions welcome
Bent Spoon nominee defends TCM claims, despite contradictions from WHO
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…
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…
