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Strategy

A plan to repower our schools: Victoria


This report shows just how much solar energy could benefit Victorian high schools. If a 100kW solar system was installed in all of the 418 Victorian public high schools, the results would be game-changing.
Guide

Distributed energy in the property sector — today’s opportunities


This guide is intended to help all Australian property owners cut their energy costs and reduce their emissions, looking at a broad range of technologies — from solar PV and batteries to heat pumps, off-site renewables and demand management systems — and indicating which are best suited to different property types.
Report

Midas Touch: consumer implications of the use of smartphone biometric data


Smartphone technology essentially allows us to carry a computer in our pocket, but what happens to all the data that is collected? The consumer implications raised in this report include security versus convenience; legal issues related to privacy and consent; examples of current uses of biometrics in Australia and their corresponding privacy issues; and reference...
Discussion paper

Women in STEM - a decadal plan: discussion paper


This discussion paper has been provided to briefly describe the key issues and areas that will be considered in the development of the 10-year plan to boost women in STEM and to provide the questions for broad consultation with stakeholders.
Discussion paper

Review of the regulatory frameworks for stand-alone power systems: issues paper


This review, requested by the COAG Energy Council, will look at the law and rule changes required to allow stand-alone power systems (SAPS) to be used where it is economically efficient to do so, while maintaining appropriate consumer protections and service standards.