First, a disclaimer. The Skeptics Society internet hotline should not be considered a form of publication on par with the edited and (often) peer- reviewed articles that appear in print in Skeptic magazine. Stuff comes my way that I share with this group because I think you might find some interest in it. Case in point is my latest posting of Ian Plumer's note on creationism down under. There is no possible way for me to fact check these items. Thus, I must rely on the feedback of our readers, which in this case was provided by Jim Lippard, who writes:

Plimer's claim to have demonstrated "financial fraud" on the part of Australian creationist groups and/or leaders is false, as I showed in my article "How Not To Argue With Creationists" in the NCSE's (http://www.natcenscied.org/) "Creation/Evolution" journal in the Winter 1991-92 issue. Plimer's claims about "financial fraud" have led to apologies by the publishers/broadcasters who have given him a forum to make them in the past (e.g., the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and the magazine "Media Information Australia").

For complete details on the alleged "financial fraud" and other misrepresentations and falsehoods by Plimer, see:
http://www.primenet.com/~lippard/hnta.html
http://www.primenet.com/~lippard/hntr.html
http://www.primenet.com/~lippard/plimer-book.html

I am disappointed that the Skeptics Society has uncritically repeated unfounded charges from such an unreliable source.

Jim Lippard lippard@(primenet.com discord.org ediacara.org)
Phoenix, Arizona http://www.primenet.com/~lippard/

Thanks, Jim, for the correction.