Tim Flannery

An anonymous person at The Australian writes: In serious debates, nothing demolishes credibility as readily as inconsistency and exaggeration. Indeed, which is why The Australian has no credibility on science. Many Australians, therefore, will find it baffling that six state governments are working off four different sets of figures for the sea-level rises they expect to be caused by climate change. The projected rises vary from 38cm in Western Australia to 80cm in Queensland and Victoria and 90cm in NSW, creating confusion for councils and developers. Fortunately, all fall far short of the…