These 5 ‘post-truth’ claims are fuelling the water wars in Australia
- Written by Quentin Grafton, Australian Laureate Professor of Economics, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
Mr Privacy/ShutterstockThe contest between truth and post-truth matters when trying to solve big public policy questions. One of these questions is how to sustainably manage water in Australia for the benefit of all.
Truths can be confirmed or, at the very least, can be proved false. Post-truths, however, are opinions that masquerade as facts and...





