Q&A: Naomi Klein criticises Institute of Public Affairs over climate interventions

Writer says the rightwing thinktank is the ‘foremost organ in Australia for spreading climate change denial and doubt’

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Naomi Klein delivered a stinging rebuke to Australia’s approach to refugees and climate change, as well as criticising interventions from the Institute of Public Affairs, in a fiery episode of ABC’s Q&A on Monday night.

The Canadian journalist, author and winner of the 2016 Sydney peace prize appeared on the panel alongside two panellists from the free-market thinktank the IPA, as well as Labor frontbencher Anthony Albanese and writer Don Watson.

When will your government accept that our energy system has to change? @SenPaterson responds #QandA https://t.co/hEdd2eEAHs

Interesting that @SenPaterson didn't try to paint #climate change as a hoax. IPA will retract his life membership. #qanda

Kudos @NaomiAKlein for calling our TWO #IPA panellists out of 5 on #qanda

Don Watson nails it on #qanda: the fossil fuel industry is strong, so they don't challenge them #ActOnClimate

Naomi Klein offered this answer before: the difference between offshore refugee camps & Trump's wall is that our atrocities are real #qanda