Abbott will become the second former Australian prime minister to address the Global Warming Policy Foundation, following John Howard in 2013Former Australian prime minister Tony Abbott is to give the annual lecture to a London-based climate sceptic group. Abbott will give his speech, entitled Daring to Doubt, to the London-based Global Warming Policy Foundation (GWPF) on 9 October. Abbott becomes the second former Australian prime minister to be hosted by the GWPF. Tony Abbott outlines policy 'common sense' in swipe at Turnbull Read moreUnder Abbott’s leadership, Australia became something of a pariah on the issue of climate change. The speech Abbott gives in London in October will be notable for its domestic political overtones.

Source: The Guardian September 01, 2017 22:41 UTC