Alan Joyce CEO of Qantas has a take home salary of A$24,500,000 which turns out to be more than double the $10,955,067 tax Qantas begrudgingly paid to Australia. Effectively taxpayers have underwritten - kicked...
“Bushfire Brandalism”
Pedestrians in some suburbs of Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane would have walked straight past activist artists (vandals, some critics might call them) removing advertising from bus shelters and inserting artwork protesting the Morrison...
How to transition from coal: 4 lessons for Australia from around the world
Chris Briggs, University of Technology Sydney; Elsa Dominish, University of Technology Sydney, and Franziska Mey, University of Technology Sydney
With 12 coal power...
New regulations expose energy price gouging through 'free' comparison sites
Consumers who used comparison sites typically paid 5-12% more than the lowest possible offer.
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Bruce Mountain, Victoria University
A new regulation has highlighted the...
How to move energy policy models beyond bias and vested interests
How to move energy policy models beyond bias and vested interests
Modelling should be a chance to test your assumptions, not just confirm them.
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Shirin Malekpour, Monash...
High electricity prices are here to stay, according to a new Grattan Institute report that calls on politicians to tell Australians the truth about the future of energy costs.
Wholesale electricity prices rose across the...
Building automation generally has been the automatic centralised control of a building’s heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and lighting systems. While this offers improved convenience and comfort, reduced O&M costs, and decreased energy consumption, it...
ExxonMobile reported revenues of
$9.6bn in 2013-14,
$8.5bn in 2014-15 and
$6.7bn in 2015-16.
ExxonMobil told a Senate inquiry on Wednesday 14th Mardch 2018 that it did not expect to pay any Australian corporate tax until 2021, meaning...