The Age:

He says he took the call from Mr Campbell, had a brief discussion with the board of WWF International, told them he was declining, and then called Canberra back with his decision.

“I could see straight away this was an economic inquiry about wealth creation, not about addressing the problem of climate change,” he said.

Mr Bourne’s refusal to play ball has left the Government minus an environmentalist for its inquiry, and plus a group of experts who are already in the gun in some quarters because of alleged conflicts of interest or support for nuclear energy.