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niversity of Western
Australia academic Ray Wills has compared the appointment of "sceptical
environmentalist" Bjorn Lomborg to head up a new development think tank to
putting disgraced former premier Brian Burke in charge of economic policy.
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And at least one academic has publicly called on university
vice-chancellor Paul Johnson to reconsider Dr Lomborg's appointment in a crunch
meeting with staff on Friday, according to Academic Staff Association president
Raymond da Silva Rosa.
Adjunct Professor Wills, who has been a spokesman for the
university on climate change issues for the past seven years, said there was a
lot of disquiet among the university ranks about the centre.
"The appointment tarnishes the reputation of the
university," he told Fairfax Media.
