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9/19/13, "Tim Flannery sacked, Climate Commission dismantled by Coalition," news.com.au, Gemma Jones
"PROFESSOR Tim Flannery has been
sacked by the Abbott Government from his $180,000-a-year part-time Chief
Climate Commissioner position, with the agency he runs to be dismantled
immediately..
Environment Minister Greg Hunt called Prof Flannery this morning to
tell him a letter formally ending his employment was in the mail.
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In the letter, Mr Hunt tells Prof Flannery:
"The Climate Commission does not have an ongoing role, and consequently I
am writing to advise you that the Climate Commission has been
dissolved, with effect from the date of this letter."
He thanked
him for his personal contribution and then said "The Department of the
Environment will soon write to you concerning administrative
arrangements for finalising your engagement as Chief Climate
Commissioner."
All other climate commissioners will also be sacked with the move to
save more than $500,000 this financial year and $1.2 million next
financial year.
The Coalition will now take advice on climate change from the Department of the Environment. Five other commissioners were also told they were no longer needed.
Letters from Mr Hunt have been sent to each of the six Commissioners telling them their position has been terminated.
"The
Coalition believes it is the role of the Department of Environment to
provide independent advice and analysis on climate change and that the
role of the Climate Commission was duplicating the work of the
Department," a spokeswoman for Mr Hunt said."...via Free Republic
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