Controversial climate change sceptic Christopher Monckton has lashed out at the Australian media at a mining conference in Perth.

Lord Monckton made headlines last week for comparing the Government's climate change adviser Ross Garnaut to a "fascist".

He told the crowd at today's Association of Mining and Exploration Companies forum that global warming had been used by Governments as an excuse to raise taxes.

After his speech he slammed recent media coverage.

"Only last week one of your leading newspapers, leading columnists, wrote a column saying that people like us should be gassed," he said.

"No apology and none of you have gone round to her house and thrust microphones in her face and said don't you think you're being a bit unfair.

"So there is very plainly a nasty double standard here."

The CSIRO, which is included in AMEC's list of sponsors, would not comment on whether it had received complaints about the organisation's involvement with the conference.

A spokesman told the ABC that the agency is not interested in getting involved in a debate about Christopher Monckton and that the CSIRO was only at the event to promote its science.

He said the CSIRO was supporting one session at the conference non-financially.

Hot water

Meanwhile, another Western Australian university is under fire for allowing Lord Monckton to speak on its campus.

It has now emerged that the University of Western Australia will provide a venue for another address by the British peer next week.

The vice chancellor of the University of Western Australia says the event planned on its campus on behalf of Lord Monckton next week, in no way reflects the views or values of the university.

Notre Dame University in Fremantle has defended its decision to allow Lord Monckton to deliver a lecture tonight.

More than 50 Australian academics have signed a letter urging the university to cancel the lecture on the grounds Lord Monckton spreads discredited fiction about climate change.

The university's Dean of Business, Chris Doepel, admits his views on climate change are contentious.

"But he also has a range of views on public policy responses and we are happy to provide a climate where those views, particularly the ones of public policy responses and that is the gist of much of his talk this evening can be aired and be tested," he said.

Professor of Sustainability at Curtin University Peter Newmann says universities should not be bought over by big business.

"This is a memorial lecture that is given to the University of Notre Dame and they have to be careful that they're not seen to be being bought by money that purchases opinions," he said.