Education minister Simon Birmingham tells Senate estimates the decision was taken by his predecessor Christopher Pyne The federal government has withdrawn funding offered to Bjørn Lomborg for the creation of the Australia Consensus centre in any university,the education minister, Simon Birmingham, and has announced.
Officials confirmed the decision was made by the former minister,Christopher Pyne, on 17 September, and just days after Malcolm Turnbull ousted Tony Abbott as prime minister but before the ministerial reshuffle.
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Source: theguardian.com