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Nyunggai Warren Mundine

The road to net zero passes through nuclear power

Opposition to nuclear power is on par with unscientific anti-vax conspiracy theories, and just encourages reliance on coal.

COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy is dismissed as “anti-science”. Actually, it falls into two categories. Some people fear COVID-19 vaccines specifically but not other vaccines. Respectful, patient communication and transparent, fact-based information can and does change their minds. Others refuse vaccines generally based on falsities, superstition and/or ideology, uninterested in scientific evidence.

Hinkley Point C nuclear power station under construction in south-west England.  Bloomberg

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Nyunggai Warren Mundine AO is a director of the Indigenous Forum at the Centre for Independent Studies and a non-executive director of Aura Energy.

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