In the latest grim findings of the IPCC report, Australia received the dubious honour of being singled out as exemplary of climate inaction due to lobbying from fossil fuel corporations. As we watch in horror as the impacts of a 1 degree rise in temperature unravel, Australia - dubbed the ‘climate pariah’ - faces a federal election where climate is an issue like never before.

In the Climate Hustings podcast, La Trobe University researchers interview community campaigners, advocates, activists and observers on how they’re experiencing the election. Do they believe that enough voters will put climate first to elect a parliament that will ensure a speedy and just transition to net zero?