❄️Winter's here & keeping #homes warm is a priority. @uk.theconversation.com article by Dr Brenda Boardman, Dr Thomas Longden, and @tinafawcett.bsky.social calls for increased cold weather payments to protect households in hard-hit areas. ⤵️ @ecioxford.bsky.social doi.org/10.64628/AB.... #SocSciHome

Our work on fuel / energy poverty and transforming cold weather payments so they provide effective help at the right time is particularly relevant at the moment @tomecon.bsky.social

'𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿' report found that #disconnection rates more than double during #extreme #heat & proposed that governments and retailers implement an #exemption from #disconnection during extreme heat. Here we explain how it could be implemented - thepolicymaker.appi.org.au/protecting-f... 🧪⚡

'𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿' report found that #disconnection rates more than double during #extreme #heat & proposed that governments and retailers implement an #exemption from #disconnection during extreme heat. Here we explain how it could be implemented - thepolicymaker.appi.org.au/protecting-f... 🧪⚡

‘A landmark report, The Right to Power — Keeping First Nations' communities connected on prepayment, found nearly 9,000 households were impacted by frequent disconnections that are "undermining health, wellbeing and economic participation".’ www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...

The #birmingham_mail on proposed improvements* to the #UK #Cold #Weather #Payment ❄️🌨️ - news article 📰 link: www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/cost-of... * these improvements mentioned in a @uk.theconversation.com article I co-wrote with @tinafawcett.bsky.social #Brenda_Boardman @ecioxford.bsky.social

The #birmingham_mail on proposed improvements* to the #UK #Cold #Weather #Payment ❄️🌨️ - news article 📰 link: www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/cost-of... * these improvements mentioned in a @uk.theconversation.com article I co-wrote with @tinafawcett.bsky.social #Brenda_Boardman @ecioxford.bsky.social

As the weather turns colder, this research is only going to become more relevant — and more talked about. Important insights from Dr Tom Longden, Dr Tina Fawcett and Dr Brenda Boardman. ❄️📝 @tomecon.bsky.social @tinafawcett.bsky.social

#daily_express discussing our* research on the #UK #Cold #Weather #Payment ❄️🌨️ - news article 📰 link: www.express.co.uk/finance/pers... * this Daily Express article refers to a @uk.theconversation.com article that I co-wrote with #Tina_Fawcett & #Brenda_Boardman @ecioxford.bsky.social @nea.org.uk

Our @sydney.edu.au Laureate Fellow, Professor Catherine Stampfl is generously supporting these awards for women in STEM in Australia. 1) Georgina Sweet Early Career Researcher STEM Parents Award 2) Georgina Sweet Regional and Remote STEM Award ⚛️ 🔭 ☄️ 🧪 www.georgina-sweet-awards-cmt.com/awards

𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗲 #5 📈📉📊 - concession payments and the National Energy Bill Relief initiative 𝗿𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀. ⚡ This week I am posting a 'data deep dive' each day to explain The Right to Power - Keeping First Nations' Communities on Prepayment Connected report 🧪 lnkd.in/g467fFP4

Another #COP #out?

𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗲 #5 📈📉📊 - concession payments and the National Energy Bill Relief initiative 𝗿𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀. ⚡ This week I am posting a 'data deep dive' each day to explain The Right to Power - Keeping First Nations' Communities on Prepayment Connected report 🧪 lnkd.in/g467fFP4

Data deep dive #4 📈📉📊 - over 300 household surveys to understand real-World experiences using prepayment for electricity. This week I am posting a 'data deep dive' each day to explain 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 - 𝗞𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗮𝘆𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 report 🧪 lnkd.in/g467fFP4

We're excited to share our new webpage detailing 59 clean energy projects successful in tenders awarded via the Capacity Investment Scheme (CIS), and its implications for First Nations communities and groups. Visit www.firstnationscleanenergy.org.au/project_comm... #auspol #cleanenergy #mobsky

Data deep dive #4 📈📉📊 - over 300 household surveys to understand real-World experiences using prepayment for electricity. This week I am posting a 'data deep dive' each day to explain 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 - 𝗞𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗮𝘆𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 report 🧪 lnkd.in/g467fFP4

𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗲 #3 📈📉📊 - 𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝟰𝟬°𝗖 are associated with significantly increased* 𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀. 🥵 This week I am posting a 'data deep dive' each day to explain 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 - 𝗞𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗮𝘆𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 report 🧪 lnkd.in/g467fFP4

𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗲 #3 📈📉📊 - 𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝟰𝟬°𝗖 are associated with significantly increased* 𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀. 🥵 This week I am posting a 'data deep dive' each day to explain 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 - 𝗞𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗮𝘆𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 report 🧪 lnkd.in/g467fFP4

#auspol #TheRight2Power #FirstNationsCommunities #wapol #ntpol

𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗲 #2 📈📉📊 - concession gap - percent of people receiving electricity concession payments differs greatly across Australian prepayment communities. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 - 𝗞𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗮𝘆𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 report ⚡ ⚡ ⚡ lnkd.in/g467fFP4 @firstnationscen.bsky.social

𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗲 #2 📈📉📊 - concession gap - percent of people receiving electricity concession payments differs greatly across Australian prepayment communities. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 - 𝗞𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗮𝘆𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 report ⚡ ⚡ ⚡ lnkd.in/g467fFP4 @firstnationscen.bsky.social

𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗲 #𝟭 📈📉📊 - >𝟰𝟰𝟬,𝟬𝟬𝟬 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 impacting 8,878 households. This week I'll be posting a 'data deep dive' each day 2 explore 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 - 𝗞𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗮𝘆𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 report ⚡ ⚡ ⚡ 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁: lnkd.in/g467fFP4 @firstnationscen.bsky.social

Online now - The Right to Power - Keeping First Nations communities on prepayment connected researchers-admin.westernsydney.edu.au/ws/portalfil... @firstnationscen.bsky.social @cleanenergywire.bsky.social @climatenews.bsky.social @billmckibben.bsky.social @elfdock.bsky.social @ketanjoshi.co 🧪🔌⚡

To accompany 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 - 𝗞𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗮𝘆𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 report ⚡ ⚡ ⚡ the team at @firstnationscen.bsky.social created this short explainer on the experiences of prepayment communities and customers. Link to video via Vimeo: vimeo.com/1132864031 🧪

Podcast 🚨 - #Lauren_Mellor and I joined #Anne_Delaney for the @reneweconomy.com.au #SwitchedOn podcast to discuss how prepayment for electricity works across Australia reneweconomy.com.au/switchedon-p... @firstnationscen.bsky.social @westernsydneyu.bsky.social

Podcast 🚨 - #Lauren_Mellor and I joined #Anne_Delaney for the @reneweconomy.com.au #SwitchedOn podcast to discuss how prepayment for electricity works across Australia reneweconomy.com.au/switchedon-p... @firstnationscen.bsky.social @westernsydneyu.bsky.social

A good example of a majority First Nations-owned and led venture is Yindjibarndi Aboriginal Corporation’s partnership with ACEN Australia. Other First Nations clean energy equity agreements are being developed regardless of tenure. www.pv-magazine-australia.com/2025/10/24/s... #auspol #cleanenergy

A new report calls for a basic reset: treat prepayment customers as full energy consumers with equal rights, protections and access to clean, affordable energy. This photo of the research team delivering the report was taken in Parliament House today. reneweconomy.com.au/most-austral... #auspol

A new report, released today, highlights the urgent need for prepayment reform, to ensure access to fair, affordable energy for First Nations communities: https://loom.ly/XiCIIKo This research is supported by an @energyconsumersaus.bsky.social grant.

New report exposes what’s happening behind the prepaid meter. If it happened in Sydney, it would be a scandal. In First Nations communities, it’s policy.

Families forced to prepay for power are experiencing a high number of electricity disconnections, exposing them to dangerous temperatures, a report has found.

No one should be left behind in the clean energy transition. Prepayment for power arrangements - used in many First Nations communities in NT, SA, QLD and WA - need urgent reform to ensure basic consumer protections and no more disconnections. #auspol #energy

Prepayment electricity reform is critically needed. Prepayment systems are either voluntary, the default option or mandated in many regions with large First Nations populations including the Northern Territory, Western Australia, Queensland and South Australia. nit.com.au/03-11-2025/2... #auspol

Thousands of First Nations households across northern Australia live with prepaid power, where disconnection can happen at any moment. A new report has warned that without stronger protections, the system could turn deadly in extreme heat. www.sbs.com.au/news/podcast... #auspol

There are solutions. When temperatures rise and it's forecasted 40C, prepaid meters can be programmed to prevent disconnection in that window. That would avoid and mitigate some of the worst harms that we're seeing of prepayment during extreme temperatures. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11... #auspol

Just now in front of McMurdo Station. Very rare to see Emperor's come right up to the front of McMurdo Station, especially so early in the summer. #scicomm 🧪

To accompany 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 - 𝗞𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗮𝘆𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 report ⚡ ⚡ ⚡ the team at @firstnationscen.bsky.social created this short explainer on the experiences of prepayment communities and customers. Link to video via Vimeo: vimeo.com/1132864031 🧪

Online now - The Right to Power - Keeping First Nations communities on prepayment connected researchers-admin.westernsydney.edu.au/ws/portalfil... @firstnationscen.bsky.social @cleanenergywire.bsky.social @climatenews.bsky.social @billmckibben.bsky.social @elfdock.bsky.social @ketanjoshi.co 🧪🔌⚡

Another day in the colony There are about 65,000 customers like Mr Kunoth and Ms Peters who are on government prepaid power plans mandated in locations with significant First Nations populations in the Northern Territory, Western Australia, Far North Queensland and South Australia.

Everyone should have access to reliable power. No one should be left in the dark. #auspol #energy

Prepayment energy customers who are mostly First Nations people, by and large miss out on consumer protections enjoyed by post-pay customers in Australia. This needs to change. The Right to Power report is being launched today. No one should be left in the dark. #auspol

The first thing Bernedette Angus does in the morning when she wakes up is check her electricity meter. It shows her how much credit she has remaining before the power will be shut off. When it hits zero, the lights go dark. Prepayment energy arrangements need urgent reform. #auspol

Am experiencing déjà vu - ‘Heat deaths aren’t a thing’ is a thing again... More cold deaths than heat deaths due to a very high reference temperature in a subset of cities. @australia.theguardian.com report published yesterday - written by @danjb.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Registrations for our 2026 Foresighting Forum are now open! 📢 Join our annual energy conference in Sydney, March 2026, where you'll be challenged to think - and dream - like a consumer. 🔗 Head to our website to find out more and access earlybird ticket rates: loom.ly/2hfz7vY #event #conference

Next week, Original Power and @firstnationscen.bsky.social will launch a landmark report, 'The Right to Power - Keeping First Nations' communities on prepayment connected' - and you can join the virtual launch: loom.ly/QQWLEDo

Join us* online on Monday Nov 3 - launch of 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 - 𝗞𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗮𝘆𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 report 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 www.originalpower.org.au/the_right_to... 1st national investigation into the experiences of First Nations’ communities using #prepayment for electricity

Join us* online on Monday Nov 3 - launch of 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 - 𝗞𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗮𝘆𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 report 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 www.originalpower.org.au/the_right_to... 1st national investigation into the experiences of First Nations’ communities using #prepayment for electricity

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