New Teal MP Calls for ‘Urgent’ Climate Action, Pans Lack of Progress

Nicolette Boele won the north Sydney seat of Bradfield by a mere 26 votes.
New Teal MP Calls for ‘Urgent’ Climate Action, Pans Lack of Progress
Independent "teal" member for Bradfield Nicolette Boele—backed by the Climate 200 group—makes her first speech in the House of Representatives at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia on July 28, 2025. AAP Image/Mick Tsikas
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In a her maiden speech to Parliament, Independent MP for Bradfield, Nicolette Boele, said she would use her platform to push both major parties to take “urgent and meaningful” action on climate change.

“I will work tirelessly until the people in this place make laws to reverse biodiversity collapse and commence in earnest to repair country, from our woodlands and wetlands to our old growth forests and our kelp ones,” she said.

Naziya Alvi Rahman
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Naziya Alvi Rahman is a Canberra-based journalist who covers political issues in Australia. She can be reached at [email protected].