Guardian: In his renowned 1998 study of power and rationality, the Danish social scientist Bent Flyvbjerg concluded: Power determines what counts as knowledge ... while it ignores or suppresses that knowledge which does not serve it.
Tony Abbott used climate denial to support his purpose of bringing down the Rudd-Gillard government and gaining power, but it now seems to be a hindrance to his government.
During the 2013 election, Abbott walked a fine line, neither agreeing nor disagreeing with climate...