Minister for Hot Air

The federal government is obliged by Senate order to report national emissions data each quarter.

Angus Taylor - a master of spin.

This data was supposed to be released to the public last Friday by the office of the energy minister, Angus Taylor. It was instead leaked to The Australian on Wednesday, when the news cycle was swamped with reports of the recent AFP raids on the media. (Some leaks from government to journalists are still okay, apparently.)

Graham Lloyd, The Australian’s “fearless” environment reporter (their words), spun [$] the news accordingly.

Here’s the first paragraph, published in yesterday’s paper: “Australia is not given sufficient credit internationally for the carbon dioxide savings it helps other nations achieve, Energy Minister Angus Taylor says.”

Read the story from The Monthly by Nick Feik - “Minister for Hot Air.”