Guy Dundas . Articles Governments took the hard road on clean energy – and consumers are feeling the bumps Australia is in the midst of a great energy transition. The nation’s entire coal fleet will close over the next few decades, and the government must urgently improve its policy response or electricity consumers will continue to suffer. Labor's battery plan – good policy, or just good politics? Federal Labor obviously likes the politics of giving rebates of up to A$2,000 each to 100,000 households of prospective voters so they can install domestic batteries. But is this good policy? Capping electricity prices: a quick fix with hidden risks While capping electricity prices will probably work as advertised, it could also have unintended consequences.
