Professor Ian Plimer joins Jeremy Cordeaux around the dining room table for a powerful and provocative discussion on Australia's energy policies, climate change rhetoric, nuclear potential, and the role of bureaucracy in shaping public outcomes. From coal and uranium to education and Aboriginal affairs, nothing is off-limits as Professor Plimer delivers a no-nonsense reality check on what’s really driving policy failures in Australia.
Topics you'll hear;
The economic and practical viability of coal and nuclear energy
Thorium reactors and why Australia is ignoring nuclear innovation
Dysfunction of Australian bureaucracies and political decisions
Indigenous land rights and their impact on mining and development
The failure of “Closing the Gap” initiatives
Australia’s diminishing strategic importance to allies like the US
The potential sale of Santos to foreign investors
Dangers of fracking bans and state-level energy policy errors
Decline in Australian education and impact on national development
Alarming government debt and intergenerational burden
Overinvestment in projects like Live Golf and Festival Plaza
AI’s looming disruption of government and legal sectors
Youth voices like Isabella Taylor challenging climate alarmism
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