Despite the need to reduce gas use in Australia, millions are spent each year on gas networks. This report develops a framework to assess proposals to shrink the gas network through electrification, called strategic decommissioning or network pruning. It proposes changes governments can make to avoid further spending on gas networks.

This report explores the views of lower-income households about moving from gas to electricity as home energy sources, the barriers they face, and the implications for policy to achieve equitable solutions.

Many people in Australia struggle to afford the energy they need for their wellbeing. This report investigates the scale of the problem of energy stress and identifies policy implications.

In the spring of 2010, with a close state election contest on the horizon, the leadership of the Brotherhood of St Laurence and Hanover Welfare Services both saw a chance to win political support for innovation in the youth homelessness sector.