Although ignored by the U.S. media, Barack Obama has been severely rebuked by media and politicians in Australia, host country for the recent G20 meetings, for his remarks at the closing session.  The national newspaper The Australian (behind a pay wall, but excerpted here) reports: Federal Coalition members are ... angry at the US President’s public intervention in the Australian climate change debate at the G20 last Saturday, when most of his remarks in the summit’s closed session on energy, where the issue was discussed, were devoted to US gas supplies and production that have been boosted by coal-seam gas and shale oil… Senior Queensland government MPs are so angry at Mr Obama’s remarks about the Great Barrier Reef and his attack on coal production in a resources state that they are considering a formal complaint. However, it is unlikely this will happen as informal messages were sent to the US delegation, ­declaring the...(Read Full Post)