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Comparing Australia's electricity charges to other countries shows why competition isn't working

  • Written by Bruce Mountain, Director, Carbon and Energy Markets., Victoria University
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Australia’s residential electricity prices are amongst the highest in the world so it’s not hard to see why customers have been up in arms about high prices.

Comparing the charges for electricity retail services in Australia and in other countries, we find Australia’s charges are much higher. The difference is particularly stark...

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