Coalition demands answers from Bureau of Meteorology after audit findings

The Coalition is demanding answers from the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM), which it called a 'laughing stock'. An independent audit reportedly found a 40-year duplication in BOM data and raised questions about the accuracy of Australia's climate data.

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1. 18 Oct, 19:00 UTCFirst appeared on Google Trends
2. 18 Oct, 19:00 UTCPicked up on News
3. 18 Oct, 19:00 UTCThe Australian covers Coalition demands
4. 18 Oct, 19:00 UTCAudit finds 40-year data duplication
5. 18 Oct, 19:31 UTCReached #1 on TrendHeat

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• bomGoogle Trends
• Independent audit raises questions over accuracy of Australia’s climate dataNews24
• Audit finds 40-year duplication in BOM dataThe Australian