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Organisation

Consumer Policy Research Centre

Acronym:
CPRC
Working paper

The barriers and potential enablers of electric vehicle uptake in Australia


Electric vehicles will play an important role in the transition to net zero. This working paper outlines findings from a recent survey of 2000 Australians, which sought to better understand the barriers and enablers for Australians to switch from vehicles with an internal combustion engine to electric vehicles.
Report

Mind the gap: identifying the gap between energy concession eligibility and concessions received


Ensuring low-income consumers receive concessions is direct cost-of-living support to improve affordability of energy bills. This report highlights the gap between those eligible for an energy concession and those receiving this concession on their energy bills.
Report

Aboriginal private rental access in Victoria: "Excluded from the start"


The systemic barriers and challenges facing Aboriginal Victorians examined in this report represent an extension of long-term barriers and systemic discrimination that perpetuate cycles of disadvantage and disempowerment among Aboriginal people in Victoria. The report authors argue that greater connection between elements of the private rental sector may assist in Aboriginal Victorians to feel more...
Report

How Australia can stop unfair business practices


This report explores laws that ban or restrict unfair practices across Europe, United States, United Kingdom and Singapore and the lessons that Australia can learn from them. It also outlines the elements that Australia could consider when implementing an effective unfair trading prohibition.
Report

Duped by design - manipulative online design: dark patterns in Australia


Whole industries now exist to 'hack' marketing funnels. Teams of experts experiment to get that extra person to subscribe or to add one more thing to the cart. This report looks at what current trends in web and app design mean for consumers, and finds that Australian consumers are having their choices and experience manipulated...

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