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Australian letters

25 November 2017

9:00 AM

25 November 2017

9:00 AM

Government by hysteria

Sir: In the world where science and politics interact, we see the dismissal of science at the expense of political survival and expediency. Our Chief Scientist Alan Finkel may be well qualified as a neuroscientist, but he knows very little about climate science and sceptical arguments as he enthusiastically endorses an insane push to an economy-sapping 50 per cent or more renewables target.

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