The Vote: Fighting for coal votes

7am - A podcast by Schwartz Media

Sometimes the contest for a single seat can be about more than who wins. Hunter is just that; it’s a seat that spans some of Australia’s oldest coal mines, and the questions in Hunter have huge consequences for us all. How seriously we are taking the climate crisis, how quickly we can transition to renewable energy and whether workers in these industries will be looked after. Today, investigative journalist Marian Wilkinson on the race for Hunter, what the parties are promising people there and what that means for all of us. Guest: Investigative journalist, Marian Wilkinson. Stay in touch with us on Twitter and Instagram