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Climate Change: Stop doing stupid stuff
 • Chris Uhlmann and Bjorn Lomborg
4
Riding the Dead Horse to Ruin
 • Mike Newman
27
The Pain in Spain
 • Chris Uhlmann
14
From Fairy Tale to Grim Reality
 • Chris Uhlmann
14
The Great Unravelling
 • Chris Uhlmann
21
The Climate Gospel and the Cost of Heresy
 • Chris Uhlmann
15
The Selfie State
Amid rising hardship, the theatre of politics trumps the work of governance.
 • 
Mike Newman
19
The Great Green Grift
As emissions reach records, politicians, activists and carpetbaggers fly to summits to lecture us about sacrifice.
11
From Fairy Tale to Grim Reality
The idea of a global energy transition is modern folklore.
 • 
Chris Uhlmann
14
Burnout, Betrayal, and Bureaucracy
From paramedics to police, first responders are battling more than emergencies — they’re fighting their own system.
 • 
Mike Newman
3
Blind Man’s Bluff
Behind the blandness of political language lies a multibillion-dollar reckoning.
 • 
Chris Uhlmann
17
Let Them Eat Rice
Why Japanese culinary pride means America’s rice exports are no real threat.
 • 
Mike Newman
Backed Over, Not Backed Up
The government says it’s backing small business. Here’s what it looks like from under the wheels.
11
Powerlines
Powerlines
Powerlines is about power, politics and passions. Join Chris Uhlmann as he explores the forces that drive our economy and the ideas that define our time.
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