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The Seven Network aired footage last night of Lord Monckton describing Professor Garnaut as having ``fascist'' views, and as someone who expected people to ``accept authority without question''.
``Heil Hitler, on we go,'' said Lord Monckton in discussing Prof Garnaut, as a quote was displayed beside a Swastika. Lord Monckton labelled other climate change scientists as ``eco-fascists''.
Professor Garnaut declined to respond to the personal attack today, but said those who made such comments put themselves ``outside the boundaries of civilised discourse''.
Prime Minister Julia Gillard condemned the comments as ``offensive and grossly inappropriate'', but said it was up to Mr Abbott whether he attended the conference, which will also be attended by opposition frontbencher Mathias Cormann and independent MP Rob Oakeshott. But Labor backbencher Deborah O'Neill said Abbott should withdraw from the event. ``Frankly, I think unless Lord Monckton actually is removed from the program Tony Abbott should refuse to be on the same platform with the same person,'' she said.
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http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/tony-abbott-slams-lord-moncktons-fascist-slur-against-ross-garnaut/story-e6frg6nf-1226080599395