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ABC failed fact check on Dick Smith: ‘Can a country run entirely on renewable energy?’

3 April 2024

1:00 AM

3 April 2024

1:00 AM

On March 18, 2024, Dick Smith argued that there is a necessary role for nuclear in Australia’s energy mix (for which he has been a longstanding champion).

Media reports suggest the ABC has made a humiliating back down in apologising to Dick Smith for its original March 22 report titled, Dick Smith says no country has ever been able to run entirely on renewables.

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