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SwitchedOn podcast: Will your MP help unlock Australia’s renewable potential?

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As Australia heads into the final week of the federal election campaign, we explore groundbreaking new analysis from the Australian National University that identifies which electorates are the best sites for renewables.

While renewable developers have long known where the best sites are, local communities have often been left in the dark. In this episode, we dive into how making this data public could shift the balance of power and give regional Australia a real say in the clean energy boom. With billions of investment and jobs on the table it could reshape the future of regional communities.

Senior researcher Dr Cheng Cheng reveals that New England — the electorate of outspoken renewables critic Barnaby Joyce — could host enough clean energy to power half the country, unlocking $60 billion in investment and thousands of jobs.

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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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