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Read our latest media releases about our work and media statements responding to the energy issues affecting households and small businesses, along with expert commentary from our team and our CEO.

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27 August 2025
3 min read
What Taylor Swift can teach us about Australia's energy transition
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01 August 2025
2 min read
Small businesses to have their say on energy transition
Media release: A crucial roundtable will explore how the nation’s small businesses can best meet the challenges of the energy transition.
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31 July 2025
2 min read
From the CEO: July 2025
I’m often asked about electricity distribution networks — the poles and wires on our streets — which get our power the last step of the journey, from large power stations and batteries, to our households and businesses.
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15 July 2025
7 min read
Funding eight new grant projects
Energy Consumers Australia is proud to announce funding through its Grants Program for eight new grants.
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03 July 2025
5 min read
Why distribution network planning rules need to change
Our Integrated Distribution System Planning (electricity) rule change request to the Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) aims to modernise distribution network planning requirements to ensure consumers don’t pay more than they have to.
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26 June 2025
2 min read
From the CEO: June 2025
As the energy market becomes increasingly complex, it is seemingly more and more difficult for consumers to get good outcomes.
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26 June 2025
2 min read
Proposed rule change aims to create consumer-focused networks
Media release: Reduced power bills for consumers and a more efficient electricity distribution network are among several projected benefits if a rule change request by Energy Consumers Australia to the Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) is successful.
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12 June 2025
2 min read
Rule change amendment to protect gas consumers
Media release: Consumers remaining on the declining gas network will be better protected from soaring bills if a proposed amendment to the National Gas Rules by Energy Consumers Australia is approved.
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12 June 2025
2 min read
National body needed to unlock CER benefits
Media release: A new expert report has recommended a dedicated and enduring national body is needed to oversee the coordination of the role of consumer energy resources (CER) in the national energy market (NEM), including household solar and batteries, to help lower electricity prices and energy system costs.
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