Australia's Intransigence on Climate Change and COP26 Talks in Glasgow; How Wall Street Traders Cornered Australia’s Water Market; Artist Ian Fairweather’s Affinity With China
Guardian Australia Environment Reporter Graham Readfearn previews the COP26 climate talks in Glasgow and talks about Australia's global reputation and history at the climate negotiations since Kyoto. He also discusses the Coalition government's internal negotiations over climate policy and net-zero by 2050. Historian Stuart Kells talks about his new book co-authored with Scott Hamilton, Sold Down The River: How Robber Barons and Wall Street Traders Cornered Australia’s Water Market. He looks at how the Murray-Darling Basin Plan and the marketisation of water has gone horribly wrong. Plus art historian Associate Professor Claire Roberts explores the life of Scottish-born painter Ian Fairweather. Claire has written a book about Fairweather's extended time living in China and his fascination with Chinese culture and language. It's called Fairweather and China.
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