It makes sense, in a way. Since the re-election of Labor Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, the fossil fuel industry; its News Ltd backers; the National Party; and the right fringe of the Liberal Party (the fossil quartet) have become maniacally more active.

It makes sense, because, if a hitherto very profitable industry is facing extinction, it fights back as vigorously as it can.

The return last week of opposition energy and emissions-reductions spokesperson Dan Tehan from his fact-avoiding mission to the US shows this nonsense has gone too far. If continued, it will threaten Australia's economic future and undermine our national security - and that is aside from the climate argument.

Some of the incessant non-journalism in the Murdoch press in the past few months would verge on the com

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