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Energy First Nations

Report calls for energy reforms for Indigenous communities

The University of Notre Dame Australia’s Nulungu Research Institute has partnered with Indigenous-led organisation Original Power and Western Sydney University to launch a national report into the impact of prepayment electricity systems on First Nations communities.

Energy Social Services

CSSA calls for relief for low-income families hit by electricity price hike 

Catholic Social Services Australia has expressed deep concern following the Australian Energy Regulator’s final determination for the electricity default market offer for New South Wales, South Australia and Queensland.

Energy Victoria

Gas to electricity plan will ‘tax the poor to subsidise the wealthy’

The St Vincent de Paul Society’s general manager of policy and research says the Victorian Government’s plan to subsidise a transition from gas to electrical appliances will act as a tax on the poor. Source: The Australian.