Government boosts its home battery program by $5 billion. But it still has big problems

  • Written by: Rohan Best, Senior Lecturer, Department of Economics, Macquarie University
Government boosts its home battery program by $5 billion. But it still has big problemsSimon McGill/Getty Images

Over the weekend the federal government announced major changes to its A$2.3 billion home battery subsidy program.

The changes include nearly A$5 billion in extra funding and adjustments to the financial support provided for different-sized batteries. They follow recent reporting by The Conversation that the program is...

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