Information integrity, oversight and accountability in Australian climate and energy policy
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Abstract:
This seminar explores the dynamics of information integrity in climate change and energy policy debates in Australia, drawing on previous published work and a recent submission to the Senate Select Committee on Information Integrity on Climate Change and Energy. It examines how misinformation and disinformation narratives interact with public understanding, media framing, regulatory gaps, and institutional capture by fossil fuel interests. These challenges are situated with respect to recent policy announcements by the Australian Federal Labor Government. The presentation identifies key vulnerabilities in Australia’s information ecosystems and proposes reforms for strengthening oversight, enhancing scientific communication, and embedding accountability mechanisms in policy design and implementation.
Bio:
Adam Lucas is currently an Honorary Senior Fellow at the University of Wollongong and Co-Investigator on a Leverhulme Trust funded research project based in the School of Geographical and Earth Sciences at the University of Glasgow. He was formerly a researcher and policy analyst in the New South Wales Government, working in The Cabinet Office, Aboriginal Affairs, Housing, and State and Regional Development. More recently, he has been active in promoting reform of university governance and finances through Academics for Public Universities and Public Universities Australia. He writes regularly for Michael West Media and the online policy journal, Pearl s and Irritations.