Author (of books on climate, the Anthropocene, China and elite privilege). Professor of Public Ethics. Canberra.https://bsky.app/profile/clivehamilton.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/clivehamilton.bsky.social/post/3m6bgfznr4k2whttps://thenightly.com.au/opinion/clive-hamilton-the-australia-institute-is-running-chinese-propaganda-for-xis-bullying-regime-c-20741347?utm_campaign=share-icons&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=clipboard&tid=176387042561123 Nov 2025 04:00 +0000at://did:plc:7hjdlvgvimpxfju5ts6rfwx3/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6bgfznr4k2whttps://bsky.app/profile/clivehamilton.bsky.social/post/3lnfe5vejds2cIs it now time for Australia to acquire nuclear weapons? https://www.smh.com.au/national/is-it-time-for-australia-to-acquire-its-own-nuclear-weapons-20250421-p5lt3g.html22 Apr 2025 09:22 +0000at://did:plc:7hjdlvgvimpxfju5ts6rfwx3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnfe5vejds2chttps://bsky.app/profile/clivehamilton.bsky.social/post/3lhci2oqd322f"‘Gorbachev came to detest the dialectic of bullying and toadying, the rule that an opponent must be left not just defeated but destroyed, abject and whining for forgiveness." Whose style does this remind you of?03 Feb 2025 21:23 +0000at://did:plc:7hjdlvgvimpxfju5ts6rfwx3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhci2oqd322fhttps://bsky.app/profile/clivehamilton.bsky.social/post/3lgp4hhimc22uWe in Australia were subjected to China's economic blackmail after we refused to kowtow and called for an independent inquiry into the origins of Covid. $b of our exports were affected. The USA stood with Australia. Now the USA is doing precisely the same bullying. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/26/world/americas/colombia-us-deportation-flights.html?smid=bs-share27 Jan 2025 04:35 +0000at://did:plc:7hjdlvgvimpxfju5ts6rfwx3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgp4hhimc22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/clivehamilton.bsky.social/post/3lfvdb44n7k2dDonald Trump appoints three old, white, conservative men to keep an eye on Hollywood https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/jan/16/trump-mel-gibson-jon-voight-sylvester-stallone16 Jan 2025 22:27 +0000at://did:plc:7hjdlvgvimpxfju5ts6rfwx3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfvdb44n7k2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/clivehamilton.bsky.social/post/3ldkyuwtdv22qTotally agree with this. All sympathy for Raygun evaporated when she resorted to outrageous legal threats . As an academic herself where is her commitment to free speech? She’s now in the same category as the humourless Pauline Hanson who sued a comedian. https://www.smh.com.au/national/i-was-once-team-raygun-after-her-heavy-handed-legal-threats-no-more-20241218-p5kzan.html18 Dec 2024 09:05 +0000at://did:plc:7hjdlvgvimpxfju5ts6rfwx3/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldkyuwtdv22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/clivehamilton.bsky.social/post/3lcbe3wkwpk2zYet here at an upmarket restaurant I’m watching the chefs check their phones when they have a bit of downtime. Then straight back to handling food. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-14118-901 Dec 2024 19:34 +0000at://did:plc:7hjdlvgvimpxfju5ts6rfwx3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcbe3wkwpk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/clivehamilton.bsky.social/post/3lc3ud6pud22nAnd the new Less Pavilion in Dairy Road, Canberra, inspires more awe.29 Nov 2024 15:08 +0000at://did:plc:7hjdlvgvimpxfju5ts6rfwx3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lc3ud6pud22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/clivehamilton.bsky.social/post/3lc3ttpo4rk2nVisited the Vatican Museums, seething with humans and unpleasant for any introvert. The spiralling exit walkway is more impressive than the Sistine Chapel. Blasphemy?29 Nov 2024 14:59 +0000at://did:plc:7hjdlvgvimpxfju5ts6rfwx3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lc3ttpo4rk2n