History
The Australian Skeptics were founded in Victoria in 1980, after a visit to Australia by James Randi, who encouraged its establishment based upon the American organisation Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal (CSICOP). It grew from a Melbourne-based organisation, founded by Mark Plummer and James Gerrand, to a national one over the following years. As of 2007 it has some 2100 members from all Australian states and territories. Each state and territory has its own branch, and most have their own newsletters. Local skeptics groups are also springing up in Melbourne and Sydney.
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