The findings of a review that considered whether there is a case to strengthen protections for customers experiencing payment difficulty with energy bills. It concludes that the current protections are not fit for purpose. It identifies 13 opportunities to improve the framework, including to reduce the burden of debt in the energy system.

This report provides the December update on the ACCC’s inquiry into the prices, profits and margins in the supply of electricity in the National Electricity Market (NEM). The report examines the prices that customers are paying in the retail electricity market, the state of competition as well as the financial performance of electricity retailers.

This latest review of the National Electricity Market (NEM) performance evaluates current market dynamics, competitive conditions and structural changes and offers insights into the evolving NEM landscape. The report provides recommendations to inform new market design and support policymakers to deliver an effective energy transition, assessing areas of the market that may benefit from policy...

A report into the institutional structures, governance, regulation, functions and operation of the Australian energy market provides 22 recommendations. The report finds that planning and policy frameworks have not kept pace with extensive changes in the energy market and the need for reform is obvious.

This report summarises the state of technical development and Australian context for small modular reactors (SMRs) in 2024. It finds that SMRs could potentially form part of Australia’s future low-carbon energy mix but as an emerging technology, in 2024 the cost and operational performance of this technology has not yet been demonstrated.