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Cut off for $750: Victorian man left in the dark after power company refused payment plan (opens the original)
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When a Victorian man contacted his energy provider over an outstanding utility bill of $750, he expected to discuss payment plans or hardship assistance with an operator – options that have become increasingly common as the cost-of-living crisis continues to bite. Instead, the man’s energy provider disconnected his service and told him that the entire outstanding amount would have to be paid in full before it could be switched back on. It was only after he contacted the state’s energy and water
Complaints surge as Victorian utility providers warned over rising disconnections (opens the original)
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When a Victorian man contacted his energy provider over an outstanding utility bill of $750, he expected to discuss payment plans or hardship assistance with an operator – options that have become increasingly common as the cost-of-living crisis continues to bite. Instead, the man’s energy provider disconnected his service and told him that the entire outstanding amount would have to be paid in full before it could be switched back on. It was only after he contacted the state’s energy and water
Why high-earners are benefiting twice as much from Victoria’s cost-of-living schemes (opens the original)
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Victoria is spending more than any other state on cost-of-living relief, but some of the government’s biggest schemes are delivering more than twice the savings to high-income households as the state’s lowest earners, a new analysis has found. New modelling from the Policy Institute of Australia estimates that while the top 20 per cent of households received more than $207 million in rebates from the state government’s vehicle registration discount, compared to $100 million claimed by the lowest
As Victoria tries to ease the cost of living, high-earners reap the biggest benefits (opens the original)
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Victoria is spending more than any other state on cost-of-living relief, but some of the government’s biggest schemes are delivering more than twice the savings to high-income households as the state’s lowest earners, a new analysis has found. New modelling from the Policy Institute of Australia estimates that while the top 20 per cent of households received more than $207 million in rebates from the state government’s vehicle registration discount, compared to $100 million claimed by the lowest
Urban sprawl wins again: Why Labor’s plan to infill middle Melbourne is falling short (opens the original)
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Almost half of Melbourne’s new housing approvals are concentrated in the city’s outer growth corridors, despite Labor’s push to prioritise building new homes in established suburbs and curb urban sprawl. There were 20,252 dwellings approved across Melbourne’s seven growth-area municipalities in the last financial year, accounting for 48 per cent of all metropolitan approvals, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Labor wants at least 70 per cent of new housing to be delivered in esta
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