FORMER deputy prime minister John Anderson has lamented what he says is the hypocrisy and blatant disregard of evidence-based decision making in public and political debate on issues like energy resources and agricultural biotechnology.
“It’s hard to know where to start and it’s hard to not become cynical and even depressed about it,” he told Fairfax Media.
“I say that because the debate has become so stymied, it’s so irrational and it’s so hard to get people’s focus away from themselves and their perceived needs and onto the really big issues of a fair go for everyone on the planet.
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