A nuclear energy scientist says he is a victim of “cancel culture”, after Engineers Australia called off his scheduled pro-nuclear speech following pressure from renewable energy advocate Simon Holmes à Court
John Kehoe
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John Kehoe
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Australian Financial Review, Economics Editor. Today Show finance commentator. Ex Washington corro. Sports broadcaster (AFL,basketball,tennis). Treasury alum
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- The engineer whose nuclear speech was cancelled the day renewables energy advocate Simon Holmes à Court objected to it has finally been allowed to deliver his talk six weeks later.
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- Replying to @Johnkehoe23Can you imagine how many media stories from climate/political journos there would be if this was a renewables energy scientist banned from speaking after social media pressure from a wealthy nuclear advocate who had helped raise money for pro-nuclear MPs?
- If @NukeForClimate wasn’t cancelled, 400 smart @EngAustralia ppl would have watched speech & formed own views. Instead, cancel culture means 100s of thousands know via @FinancialReview @BenFordhamLive @TomElliott3AW @vanOnselenP Own goal!
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