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  • State becomes first to ban retail energy “loyalty tax,” in bid to save customers hundreds of dollars a year
    Policy & Planning

    State becomes first to ban retail energy “loyalty tax,” in bid to save customers hundreds of dollars a year

    State acts where the national rule maker has declined to tread, announcing an Australia-first ban on an insidious energy retailer practice that largely affects vulnerable customers.
    Sophie Vorrath
    Jul 2, 2026
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  • Bowen summons watchdogs to examine why electricity bills are rising, despite falling power prices
    Policy & Planning

    Bowen summons watchdogs to examine why electricity bills are rising, despite falling power prices

    Federal energy minister puts retailers on notice for failing to pass on electricity price reductions just weeks after consumers were assured the cost of power was falling across the board.
    Sophie Vorrath
    Jun 24, 2026
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  • Premier threatens to “name and shame” retailers that don’t pass on electricity savings
    Policy & Planning

    Premier threatens to “name and shame” retailers that don’t pass on electricity savings

    Cost-of-living rhetoric is ramping up ahead of a state budget as leaders deliver warnings to energy companies.
    Andrew Stafford
    Jun 22, 2026
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  • “Too complex, too hard, too often unfair:” Plan to reform electricity pricing backs contentious tariff changes
    Policy & Planning

    “Too complex, too hard, too often unfair:” Plan to reform electricity pricing backs contentious tariff changes

    AEMC pushes ahead with a hotly contested recommendation to reform how network costs are recovered from customers, while opting to put dodgy retailer behaviour to the sunlight test, rather than banning it.
    Sophie Vorrath
    Jun 18, 2026
    17
  • Hotly contested electricity pricing reform “not about protecting networks,” says AEMC chair
    Policy & Planning

    Hotly contested electricity pricing reform “not about protecting networks,” says AEMC chair

    Ahead of final recommendations next week, AEMC chair says pricing reforms “not about protecting networks from disruption” and will respect interests of consumers with solar and battery storage.
    Sophie Vorrath
    Jun 11, 2026
    9
  • Solar Sharer: Big savings predicted for some households from “three hours of free power” offer
    Policy & Planning

    Solar Sharer: Big savings predicted for some households from “three hours of free power” offer

    State reveals new details of its “free power” plan that will launch in October, while national regulator offers fresh advice on Solar Sharer ahead of its July kick-off.
    Sophie Vorrath
    May 28, 2026
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  • Electricity bills to fall even further than predicted in state as renewables share nears 50 pct
    Policy & Planning

    Electricity bills to fall even further than predicted in state as renewables share nears 50 pct

    Regulator sets default price of power even lower than projected in March, giving the renewables-forward state government a win with voters ahead of the November election.
    Sophie Vorrath
    May 25, 2026
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  • State unveils its own “solar sharer” offer, promising three hours of free power and big bill savings
    Policy & Planning

    State unveils its own “solar sharer” offer, promising three hours of free power and big bill savings

    State confirms it will roll out its own version of the federal Solar Sharer offer, giving households access to three hours of free power in the middle of each day.
    Sophie Vorrath
    Mar 25, 2026
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  • Electricity bills to fall in state where renewables make up nearly half of generation mix
    Policy & Planning

    Electricity bills to fall in state where renewables make up nearly half of generation mix

    State pricing regulator proposes across-the-board cuts to default electricity prices for households and small businesses for the coming financial year.
    Sophie Vorrath
    Mar 12, 2026
    9
  • SwitchedOn podcast: Are solar households shifting electricity costs onto everyone else?
    SwitchedOn Australia

    SwitchedOn podcast: Are solar households shifting electricity costs onto everyone else?

    A heated debate over network pricing: should electricity tariffs reward households that cut their reliance on the grid, or should everyone pay more to simply stay connected?
    Anne Delaney
    Mar 10, 2026
    10
  • Higher fixed network tariffs could erase the benefits of the Cheaper Home Batteries rebate
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    Higher fixed network tariffs could erase the benefits of the Cheaper Home Batteries rebate

    New analysis finds that raising fixed network charges could snatch back the savings promised to solar households through the federal battery rebate.
    Sophie Vorrath
    Feb 25, 2026
    17
  • Gas the “stealthy price setter” of Australia’s high electricity bills, as batteries continue to bite
    Policy & Planning

    Gas the “stealthy price setter” of Australia’s high electricity bills, as batteries continue to bite

    New report pinpoints gas as the main driver of rising electricity prices over the past decade, and chief eroder of the “bill-busting benefits” of cheap solar and wind.
    Sophie Vorrath
    Feb 24, 2026
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