Keith Pitt is a climate sceptic and coal evangelist. He is also the minister for Water and Resources. Mike Seccombe on how the parliament’s most strident nuclear advocate ended up with a portfolio that will help decide Australia’s stance on uranium.

Guest: National correspondent for The Saturday Paper Mike Seccombe.

Background reading:

Canavan’s successor apt to fuel energy wars in The Saturday Paper

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