Morning all.

I began my day chatting with journalists about our new research on greenwashing in Australian universities.

It’s quite insidious. These organisations teach climate science, yet happily take fat cheques from fossil fuel companies causing the problem. Hypocrisy 1.0.

Another thing that perplexes me this morning is the situation Sussan Ley finds herself in. Michaelia Cash‘s freelancing on the Iran situation is unusual, damaging and – like her freelancing on climate policy – appears to be a cheap attempt to undermine her leader. To what end? Why now? Strange.

The other thing I’m keeping an eye on today is the decision in the Brittany Higgins-Linda Reynolds defamation case.

And, of course, the unfolding situation in Porepunkah.

I spent five wonderful years running regional newsrooms, based in Albury, and I know these communities well. My heart goes out to the families of the police officers involved.