The 2025 Federal Election is a pivotal moment in determining the future for all Australians. Urgent action is needed to cut climate pollution from burning coal, oil and gas and protect Australians from worsening extreme weather events. Climate change is already impacting our lives, society and economy, and decisive leadership is crucial to securing a safer future for us all.
In short, the policies that Australians back at the ballot box will shape the future of our kids, their kids and generations to come.
Will we choose a Parliament that takes the necessary steps needed to secure our future? Or will we choose one that delays the action we need to take and pushes us past irreversible tipping points into climate catastrophe?
Why this election matters
The next term of Federal Parliament will take us most of the way to 2030 – the end of this critical decade for climate action. It means the policies Australians support in the upcoming election will play a pivotal role in the race to secure a safer future for our kids.
The devastating impacts of climate change are all around us. After years of “climate whiplash”, where Aussies have been hurled from flooding rains to fierce fires and back again, it’s clear our political leaders need to turbocharge climate action.
After a lost decade under successive Liberal-National Governments, Australia is finally making progress on tackling climate pollution. With four million solar systems on rooftops and more electric cars on our roads than ever, we’re on the move towards a more secure and prosperous future for our kids.
This election, you can use the power of your vote to support parties and candidates who are committing to keeping our momentum going and avoiding backsliding into climate denial, delay, and distraction.
So this election, let’s vote like our kids’ future depends on it. Because it does.
AUSTRALIA’S CLIMATE ACTION IS AT A CRITICAL MOMENT
While Australia has made progress, more work is needed. We have an important choice ahead of us: do we vote for accelerating the switch to clean energy? Or for prolonging the use of fossil fuels that worsen climate and economic impacts? The next Parliament will shape Australia’s climate future for decades to come.
So we need to vote like our lives depend on it. Because they do.
Authorised by Amanda McKenzie, Climate Council of Australia Ltd, 1 Nicholson St, East Melbourne
This campaign has been supported by Environment Victoria and the Nature Conservation Council
