FORGOTTEN HISTORY: 2 | History Defined

Australia’s climate battle has moved on – leaving deniers behind

Notwithstanding some absurd outbursts from the fringe, the fight is now over what form climate change action should take

The Guardian - AU · Apr 7, 2023

Climate experts hit back at Australian politician’s bizarre theory about gravity’s role in global heating

Gerard Rennick met with scorn, derision and plenty of corrections over viral tweet and claim that scientists are ‘cancelling gravity’

The Guardian - AU · Apr 5, 2023

Michael Pascoe: How can Dutton remake the party of Parliament’s biggest RWNJ?

Who is the biggest looney in Parliament? It’s purely a matter of opinion, but for mine, Gerard Rennick has shot ahead of a crowded field.

The New Daily · Apr 4, 2023

We fact checked claims that vaccines caused Germany's birth rate to plunge. Here's what we found

A sizeable drop in Germany's birth rate in the first months of 2022 has prompted claims from anti-vaxxers that COVID-19 vaccines were to blame.

ABC News · Jul 14, 2022

Queensland’s newest LNP MP sparks glee – from his former state politics opponents

Election of Colin Boyce to federal parliament leads to a series of taunts from state Labor frontbenchers

The Guardian - AU · May 24, 2022

Peter Dutton firms as next Liberal leader amid fight over future of the party

Dan Tehan and Karen Andrews both touted as potential challengers, but conservatives confident Dutton has the numbers to succeed Scott Morrison

The Guardian - AU · May 22, 2022

Coalition MPs urge caution over ‘redundant’ bill to exclude trans women from female sport

While some government moderates say Australia’s sporting codes are already managing the issue, the Christian lobby warns issue is not ‘going away’

The Guardian - AU · Apr 22, 2022

Ukraine president addresses parliament; Putin a ‘war criminal’, PM says – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Mar 31, 2022

George Christensen says 'elites' have suddenly started hiding vaccinated death statistics. Here's why that's wrong

Coalition backbencher George Christensen took to Facebook this week to claim the government has suddenly stopped reporting vaccinated death statistics. Is that correct?

ABC News · Mar 10, 2022

Ivermectin proponents are using an editing error on A Current Affair to claim the Queen is being treated with the drug

An editing blunder on Channel Nine's A Current Affair has this week led to a slew of misinformation, with some using it to claim the Queen is being treated for COVID-19 with ivermectin.

ABC News · Feb 24, 2022