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Regulatory Arrangements for Embedded Networks: Snapshot of stakeholder positions

26 June 2017

Regulatory Arrangements for Embedded Networks: Snapshot of stakeholder positions

This report outlines the various positions of key stakeholders as articulated in submissions regarding regulatory arrangements for embedded networks. It provides an overview of the different perspectives in play, as well as an important insight into possible future reform directions.

No Option: Public Opinion and the Prospects of Tax Reform in South Australia

17 June 2017

This report is the third and final in the series based on the survey of 1,000 South Australians looking at attitudes to state taxes. This focuses on knowledge and attitudes to state taxes, and the barriers to tax reform.

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Reality Check: Public Perceptions of South Australian Government Expenditure and Waste

20 May 2017

This report is the second volume analysing the results of the survey of 1,000 South Australians about their attitudes to taxes and government expenditure. This volume focuses on expenditure and challenges the public desire for more spending and the perceptions of waste in government expenditure.

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No. 30, March Qtr 2017: Energy Snapshot

3 May 2017

Summary of cost of living changes in the March Quarter 2017. Given that petrol price rises were a big factor in this quarter, the report also contains a snapshot of price changes over the last ten years in the key energy commodities: petrol, gas, and electricity.

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Review of the Australian Energy Regulator's and Essential Services Commission of Victoria's Frameworks for Customers Facing Payment Difficulties

24 April 2017

Review of the Australian Energy Regulator's (AER) and Essential Services Commission of Victoria's (ESC) Frameworks for Customers Facing Payment Difficulties

This report provides an assessment of the ESC’s Victorian Hardship Review Final Report and the AER’s Sustainable Payments Framework. It will consider whether the revised regulatory arrangements provide a sustainable solution that encourages customer choice and agency in the future.

Unfinished Business: Two Years On From South Australia's Tax Review

8 April 2017

It is two years since the SA State Government launched its review of state taxes. SACOSS believes that further reform is needed. This report analyses the results of a survey of 1,000 South Australians about various state tax reform proposals, including inheritance taxes and changes to gambling taxes to promote harm minimisation measures.

No.29, December Qtr 2016

6 March 2017

Summary of cost of living changes in the December Quarter 2016. This issue also contains a snapshot of key cost of living changes since the election of the State Labor Government, including a comparison with national price changes and a few surprises.

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Review of the Australian Energy Regulator's and Essential Services Commission of Victoria's Frameworks for Customers Facing Payment Difficulties

30 November 2016

Review of the Australian Energy Regulator's and Essential Services Commission of Victoria's Frameworks for Customers Facing Payment Difficulties

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No. 28, September Qtr 2016

10 November 2016

A summary of cost of living changes in the September Quarter. There is no special feature in this Update.

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Connectivity Costs: Telecommunications Affordability for Low Income Australians

3 November 2016

Major study conducted jointly with the Australian Communications Consumer Action Network based on a survey of over 500 low income households and a series of focus groups. The study looks at the (in)adequacy of the Centrelink Telephone Allowance (CTA) and the gaps in the market's provision of appropriate telecommunication services. 

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