Why Australia's most prominent climate change deniers have stopped talking about the climate

Global warming sceptics now argue it is more palatable with the electorate to pivot from climate denialism to anti-renewable energy scepticismElection 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignPolls tracker; election guide; full federal election coverageAnywhere but Canberra; interactive electorates guideListen to the latest episode of our new narrative podcast series: GinaGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastThe only regular meeting of Australia's Saltbush Club takes place most Thursday evenings at a golf club in Five Dock, in Sydney's inner west. The group's founding members - a collection of the country's most prominent and avid global heating deniers - include Gina Rinehart, the former Queensland premier Campbell Newman, former Business Council of Australia head Hugh Morgan, and Coalition MP Colin Boyce.At Five Dock, the crowd is mostly old and mostly white. They sometimes host contrarian speakers. But about six years ago, this gathering of climate sceptics decided to stop talking publicly about the climate. Continue reading...