Labor Senator Says Australia Has 3rd Highest Rate of ‘Climate Denialism’ in the World

Labor Senator Michelle Ananda-Rajah has raised concerns that Australia is ‘drowning in’ counter-narratives about climate change.

Labor Senator Michelle Ananda-Rajah during Question Time at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, on March 21, 2023. AAP Image/Mick Tsikas

A Labor senator says Australians are “drowning” in counter-narratives against climate change ideology and has asked the media watchdog to track the root cause.

Labor Senator Michelle Ananda-Rajah, the deputy chair of the Select Committee on Information Integrity on Climate Change and Energy, is part of a government effort to tackle misinformation and disinformation online.