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SwitchedOn podcast: Heat or eat? The alarming rise of energy hardship

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Energy hardship in Australia is more widespread — and more complex — than many people realise. The latest national survey from Energy Consumers Australia shows that one in five households are either experiencing, or at risk of energy hardship, with many cutting back on heating and cooling even when they aren’t in financial stress.

Ashley Bradshaw, executive manager of analysis and advocacy at ECA, discusses what’s driving this growing problem, why it affects far more than just low-income households, and what needs to change to ensure everyone can access the energy they need to live well.

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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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