When the federal government released its gas strategy in May 2024, it said LNG – liquefied natural gas – would remain a key export market for Australia, with plans to expand the amount of gas Australia sells overseas. That was despite expert advice from the Grattan Institute that Australia will not hit its 2050 net-zero emissions target unless it transitions quickly away from the methane-producing fossil fuel. Author Royce Kurmelovs argues that this decision is just one of a long history of wins for the oil and gas sector, which his new books shows had detailed knowledge of the impact of fossil fuels on the climate, well before the industry got off the ground in Australia. 

Guest: Royce Kurmelovs, journalist and author of ‘Slick - Australia’s toxic relationship with Big Oil’, published by UQP.