‘On the way up’: Why this part of your energy bill is rising
The annual cost you pay to transport energy around the grid is soaring – driving up bills before households even switch on a light.
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Lib factions set to unite to ‘blast’ Pesutto from leadership
A broad coalition of Liberal MPs are preparing to blast John Pesutto out of the state party’s leadership in the new year if he continues to refuse to step aside.
Court orders Mornington Peninsula builder to down tools
An unregistered Victorian home building company is alleged to have taken deposits of up to $100,000 for jobs it never finished.
Energy giant fined $25m after battlers slugged for nothing
AGL has been fined a whopping $25m after the energy giant wrongly debited welfare accounts of former customers — and took two years to pay some back.
Push to back gas as debate over future of Australia’s energy heats up
Federal Labor and Liberal parties have backed gas as a critical stopgap fuel for the country’s clean energy transition, while the Allan government aims for a phase-out of gas appliances in homes.
‘Vote killer’: Allan cooked on gas policy
Premier Jacinta Allan has suffered a major blow with a new poll showing 30 per cent of Labor supporters are less likely to vote for the government due to its gas phase-out plans.
Polls may help Vic Liberal leader keep grip on leadership, for now
John Pesutto’s grip on the state Liberal leadership may come down to whether he can maintain the party’s lead over Labor in the polls.
Allan government sets sights on heater, hot water in war on gas
Gas hot water systems or heaters that break down in Victorian homes will soon have to be replaced by electric appliances in the Allan government’s plans to phase out gas.
Journeyman bureaucrat Weimar confirmed as transport boss
Former Covid and Commonwealth Games boss Jeroen Weimar — now overseeing the state’s response to the housing crisis — has been appointed to another top taxpayer-funded job.
Johnston: Gas backflip shows Allan govt’s energy plan a shambles
The Allan government has gone from telling us there is no gas left in the state to now wanting to fast track projects. When the gas runs low — and bills go higher — the anger will be white hot.
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