John Hewson

John Hewson is a professor at the Crawford School of Public Policy, ANU, and a former Liberal opposition leader.

John's recent articles

Scott Morrison's gas plan is an arrogant, irresponsible disaster (Canberra Times Sep 17, 2020)

The only rival to the arrogance of Morrison's gas-led recovery strategy is its irresponsibility.

Air pollution from coal blights young lives, even before birth

Air pollution from Australias dirty coal-burning power stations needlessly causes 850 cases of low birth weight and at least 800 premature deaths per year. Coal is also the number one cause of the climate crisis. Clean renewable technology is available now to prevent these problems and protect young lives.

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