Time to hit the restart button on energy infrastructure investment

It's time to accelerate investment. (Image: Getty)

Thu, 25 Sep 2025

Let’s face it, we can all agree the economy needs a confidence boost.There are many hallowed hall whisperings and keyboard warriors coming thick and fast on the upcoming Government Review and Frontier Report around the electricity sector. The Government has had the report for a considerable time, with announcements claiming the proposals could range from a surgical intervention to the most fundamental change to the energy market since the 1990s. And a cornucopia of views between.In the absence of detail, but with a surfeit of hyperbo...

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