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SwitchedOn podcast: Batteries, not band-aids, key to cost-of-living energy cure

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The second of our series spotlighting community independents with expertise in energy as they prepare to contest the upcoming federal election.

Nicolette Boele is running for a second time in the Liberal seat of Bradfield on Sydney’s North Shore. Drawing on more than 35 years of experience across climate, finance, and clean energy, Nicolette shares her perspective on Australia’s energy and climate challenges — and why she believes they’re rooted in a broader political failure.

She discusses what’s driving her renewed campaign, her vision for a more accountable and transparent political system, and how better climate and energy policy could help tackle Australia’s cost-of-living and housing crises.

https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/2084829627

Anne Delaney is the host of the SwitchedOn podcast and our Electrification Editor. She has had a successful career in journalism (the ABC and SBS), as a documentary film maker, and as an artist and sculptor.

Anne Delaney

Anne Delaney is the host of the SwitchedOn podcast and our Electrification Editor. She has had a successful career in journalism (the ABC and SBS), as a documentary film maker, and as an artist and sculptor.

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