Doublespeak not confined to China’s politicians
If there is an iron law of politics it is that you should judge leaders by what they do, not what they say. This week offers several striking examples.
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Energy wars started in the early 1990s, and after the fall of a few prime ministers in their wake, it seems they have a long way to go.
Populism monster or pushback on bad policy?
The establishment sneers as voters here and abroad tilt right-wing, but instead it should question whether ‘populism’ is a response to really bad policy.
All lathered up and waiting for China
Chris Uhlmann’s life lessons from a prison guard should inform our defence strategy; never fight naked, and tool up.
Logic leaves ‘The Science’ of climate in the dust
To the zealots, the questioning of renewables policy has become evidence of the crime of climate change denial itself.
Ukraine’s fight against tyranny our fight, too
If the Ukraine-Russia war is the tip of the spear in a fight over which world view will define the 21st century, then what happens to Ukraine is vital to all of us in the West.
Weaponised green dream a global nightmare
There is no future made in Australia as long as China continues to flood the market with goods so cheap no other economy can compete.
Progressive crusade to bend arc of history
In a profound irony we are witnessing the final metamorphosis of Christianity as zealots torch the last idol: belief in a power that transcends the state.
Bowen mugged by the power of reality
With the cart before the horse, weather-dependent generation has become the Greenwishing™ answer to every question about transitioning the grid.
China’s cyber traps already inside the castle wall
The landmines for a future war have likely already been laid inside our borders. Key infrastructure will be the target.
Original URL: https://www.theaustralian.com.au/author/chris-uhlmann/page/5