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A voice to Australia’s silent climate majority
A new global media campaign seeks to give voice to the world’s silent climate majority.
You, me & democracy: a vote for bullying or for kindness
Our guests in The Sustainable Hour no 546 are Sue Barrett and Peter Vadiveloo – standing strong against rising political intimidation and misinformation.
Clean up in the morass of clean energy misinformation
Solar and wind are now the cheapest sources of new electricity, and the fastest growing in history.
Dutton wants to ‘dig baby dig’
“Australia is sleepwalking into an election that could deliver the most anti-renewable government in Australia’s history,” says John Grimes from the Smart Energy Council.
The Coalition’s nuclear folly
“The Coalition’s promotion of nuclear generation seems to have gained traction, but it’s outrageously incompetent – or deceptive.”
Torquay’s residents being taken for fools
FACT CHECK. Opposition leader Peter Dutton is repeating misinformation that benefits the fossil fuel industry, while ignoring the very real climate and economic crises facing Australia.
Sustainability or collision in the AI-powered flood of disinformation
Our guest of The Sustainable Hour is Luke Taylor, director of the National Sustainability Festival.
Beware the gaslight: a voter’s checklist for political manipulation
How to recognise and resist deceptive political tactics – and avoid ‘Trump Australian style’
Climate policy has not failed. It has been defeated
Yet few journalists, public policy actors or researchers have heard of the Atlas Network. Here’s an opportunity to catch up and understand what is actually going on.