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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Amanda Meade

Uhlmann and Bowen’s big debate night – plus News Corp puzzled at audience verdict on Dutton

Chris Uhlmann
Chris Uhlmann delivered a 136-word monologue as he grilled Chris Bowen in the energy ministers debate. Photograph: Mike Bowers/The Guardian

Chris Uhlmann, who is not exactly a fan of Australia’s shift to renewables, made sure he was front and centre at the energy ministers debate. The columnist for the Australian and a Sky News political contributor – who was once the political editor at ABC and Nine – adopted an aggressive tone as he grilled Chris Bowen about Labor’s $275 power bill promise.

Uhlmann did not so much ask the energy minister a question at the National Press Club debate as deliver a 136-word monologue, repeatedly goading Bowen to admit he was wrong.

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