Australia’s fake energy debate

July 23, 2026 • 00:06:20
Australia’s fake energy debate
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Australia’s fake energy debate

Jul 23 2026 | 00:06:20

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Australia’s fake energy price debate (or “Coal is good for humanity”)
During a 2017 debate about the findings of the Independent Review into the Future Security of the National Electricity Market conservative politicians used fake concern about energy prices to argue that Australia needs more coal-fired power plants, despite experts saying that such infrastructure are likely to become ‘stranded assets’ sooner rather than later.

Image Credit
Cover from the Independent Review into the Future Security of the National Electricity Market

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