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Tracking First Nations participation in Capacity Investment Scheme projects
November 12, 2025
We're excited to share an important new resource detailing nearly 60 clean energy projects that have been successful in tenders awarded via the Capacity Investment Scheme, and its implications for First Nations people and communities.
Read MoreHighlights of PowerMakers 2025 in new short film
November 12, 2025
A big thank you to everyone who attended PowerMakers 2025! We now have a 2 minute short film showing some of the highlights.
Read MoreTraditional Owners must be able to exercise meaningful consent over outcomes on Country in Victoria
November 10, 2025
The clean energy transition must be a vehicle for First Nations justice, enduring cultural protection, and real economic participation — not a repeat of earlier patterns of dispossession.
Read MorePowerless: The hidden crisis of prepaid energy and First Nations communities (SBS)
November 03, 2025
Today, a series of recommendations on reforming prepayment metering is being presented to government, based on findings from a report led by Original Power and the First Nations Clean Energy Network.
Read MoreNational investigation into prepayment power arrangements reveal First Nations communities among world’s most energy insecure
November 03, 2025
Sixty-five thousand First Nations’ households across Australia access electricity through prepayment supply arrangements that mean they can experience disconnection rates as high as an average of 59 disconnections per year, a landmark new report shows.
Read MoreFirst Nations community expectations and electricity supply and resilience options for fringe of grid consumers in South Australia
October 31, 2025
A new Network project in South Australia aims to ensure clean energy solutions are designed with communities – strengthening local leadership, improving supply resilience, and supporting self-determination in the energy transition.
Read MoreThe Right to Power - Keeping prepayment communities connected
October 29, 2025
Join us for the online launch of a new report, The Right to Power - Keeping First Nations' Communities on Prepayment Connected on Monday 3 November 2025.
Read MoreReduced risk, cost and delay: New report spells out investor benefits of First Nations participation in clean energy projects
October 23, 2025
New research shows investor backing of First Nations participation in clean energy projects offers mutual benefit for investors and First Nations groups and reduces project risk, cost and delay.
Read MoreChanging the story about what's possible when it comes to the transition: PowerMakers
October 15, 2025
When we first started doing this quite a few years ago, we're like, surely you can just put solar on the roofs and then we're done, right?
Read MoreGetting to know each other: PowerMakers starts today
October 13, 2025
26 First Nations people started PowerMakers today, a transformative capacity building program for First Nations people and communities pursuing clean energy solutions in homes, communities, and on Country.
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