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Your household power bills could be 15% cheaper, if Australia's energy regulator was doing its job

Written by Bruce Mountain, Director, Victoria Energy Policy Centre, Victoria University

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If you’re like most Australians, the single biggest chunk of your energy bill — about 40% — goes to a network services company, which owns and operates the transmission lines or pipes delivering electricity or gas to your home.

But evidence from takeover bids for Australia’s last two publicly listed electricity...

Turning AI Curiosity into Real Productivity
Small businesses across Australia are embracing Artificial Intelligence (AI) at pace. From drafting marketing content to au…
pay.com.au appoints John Herlihy as Board Chair, adds two non-executive directors
The Australian fintech bolsters governance as it enters its next phase of growth pay.com.au, the B2B payments and rewards pl…
AI curiosity fuels new wave of employee-led innovation in Australia, Google Workspace finds
Australian knowledge workers are actively shaping the adoption of AI in their workplaces, with employees seeking out the mo…
Splunk Report: Agentic AI Takes Centre Stage in CISOs’ Path to Digital Resilience
Nearly all CISOs Report They Are Now Responsible for AI Governance and Risk Management, Cite the Growing Sophistication o…
Sick of spam marketing texts and emails? This is how to stop them
Miguel A Amutio/Unsplash, CC BYUnwanted, unsolicited marketing emails, texts and instant messages feel like an unavoidable fa…
Panic buying just makes shortages worse. Why do people do it anyway?
Have you visited a petrol station recently? You might have been in for a shock – and not just because the price on disp…

Traditions of Rural Bali at Villa Sabana
A Privileged Insight into the Traditions of Rural Bali at Villa Sabana Situated in the traditional village of Pererenan near Canggu, Villa Sabana is peacefully secluded in a semi-rural setting where…

Essential Reasons to Opt for a Professional Valuation Before Selling Your Commercial Property
In the dynamic world of real estate, commercial properties hold a pivotal position. They represent not only a significant financial asset but also a crucial business investment. When contemplating the…

China’s green steel push could crush Australia’s dirty iron ore exports
Zhao Jian Kang/ShutterstockAustralia’s largest export, iron ore, has long been a powerhouse of economic growth. Over the past two decades, its contribution to our national income has surged from just…
This budget will only work if business and consumers play ball
This is an extraordinary giveaway budget, driven by desperate circumstances that would have been inconceivable less than a year ago. The debt and deficit numbers are predictably eye-watering - but the…
Women are still being paid almost $30,000 a year less than men and the gap widens with age
Kaewmanee jiangsihui/ShutterstockAustralia’s gender pay gap has been shrinking year by year, but is still over 20% among Australia’s private companies, a new national report card shows.But that gender gap is…

Colter Bay Capital Launches as Australia’s Newest Institutional Private Credit Fund

Led by seasoned capital markets veteran Mark Wang, the fund is purpose-built to serve Australia’s most productive yet chronically underserved busi...

Global Thryv voices bring a sharper lens to International Women’s Day

Thryv® (NASDAQ: THRY), ANZ’s leading AI-enabled small business marketing software platform provider, marks International Women’s Day (IWD) with a bu...

AI curiosity fuels new wave of employee-led innovation in Australia

Leaders across Australia are asking themselves how they can ensure their employees get the most out of AI. We recently conducted research to help an...

Is your search bar your competitor’s best salesperson?

A few weeks ago, I was watching the Super Bowl. Traditionally, those halftime ad spots are reserved for the world’s biggest, most established bran...

AIIMS Group and AdVisible merge

Two of Australia’s most established independent agencies unite, creating marketing powerhouse backed by three decades of combined experience ...

Block's layoffs are a design win. Here's why

We spend millions designing features that save users 30 seconds. Block just saved thousands of employees 40 hours a week. That's not a crisis. That's...

Your household power bills could be 15% cheaper, if Australia's energy regulator was doing its job

Turning AI Curiosity into Real Productivity

pay.com.au appoints John Herlihy as Board Chair, adds two non-executive directors

AI curiosity fuels new wave of employee-led innovation in Australia, Google Workspace finds

Splunk Report: Agentic AI Takes Centre Stage in CISOs’ Path to Digital Resilience

Sick of spam marketing texts and emails? This is how to stop them

Panic buying just makes shortages worse. Why do people do it anyway?

Traditions of Rural Bali at Villa Sabana

Essential Reasons to Opt for a Professional Valuation Before Selling Your Commercial Property

China’s green steel push could crush Australia’s dirty iron ore exports

This budget will only work if business and consumers play ball

Women are still being paid almost $30,000 a year less than men and the gap widens with age

Colter Bay Capital Launches as Australia’s Newest Institutional Private Credit Fund

Global Thryv voices bring a sharper lens to International Women’s Day

AI curiosity fuels new wave of employee-led innovation in Australia

Is your search bar your competitor’s best salesperson?

AIIMS Group and AdVisible merge

Block's layoffs are a design win. Here's why

How Contiki is Redefining Travel for Young Adventurers

Navigating the Cosmetic Advertising Crackdown Before September Guidelines Hit

Defining Actionable AI for Australian IT Efficiency and Security