Bushfires, climate change denial and fake news

Friday, 17 January 2020 - 10:00am to 10:30am

While bushfires ravage large areas across several Australian states, our federal leaders deny that climate change is happening and that they have anything to do with the fires. Fake news spread by the Murdoch press and social media offer a range of phony reasons for the disaster, all of which have been debunked by climate scientists and fire chiefs in the relevant states. And meanwhile, our PM declares that he's 'not holding the hose, mate...!' Talking about arrogance and ignorance!!!

Friday 10:00am to 10:30am
Think Again offers weekly conversations and reflections about current events, trends and public pronouncements on contemporary and emerging issues. The show moves beyond what we read and hear via the public and ‘social’ media, to invite alternative possibilities to guide our thinking, living and organising.

Presenter

Jennifer Borrell & Jacques Boulet

Topic