PIAC in the news. Energy + Water / Cheaper than dirt: Critics say Sydney's water 'massively undervalued' ‘Economists say Sydney’s water is too cheap, and the city is “massively under-valuing” a scarce and finite resource as the... 25 Nov 2019 Asylum Seekers / Opinion: Australia's immigration detention system is cruel and damaging by its very nature, by Jonathon Hunyor The Australian Human Rights Commission’s report on the use of force in immigration detention is the latest chapter in a... 7 Nov 2019 Asylum Seekers / Man waits years for hepatitis C medication after immigration detention transfer ‘A man who waited 18 months for hepatitis C medication to be approved while in detention was transferred interstate before... 25 Oct 2019 Discrimination / 'Wake-up call': Royal Caribbean settles with MND patient ‘A global cruise ship company has reached a settlement with a high-profile motor neurone disease patient who was turned away... 17 Sep 2019 Energy + Water / Call to fast-track ‘demand response’ to stabilise energy supply ‘Big energy users have called for new “demand response” rules to be fast-tracked and extended by allowing electricity to be... 16 Sep 2019 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Justice / Police watchdog to probe 'excessive' bail checks of Indigenous accused ‘The independent police watchdog will hold public hearings into claims an Indigenous man in NSW was subjected to excessive bail... 9 Sep 2019 Energy + Water / New demand response rule to erode market power of generator cartel ‘Australia is about to take another significant step towards breaking the market power of the country’s electricity generation cartel... 19 Jul 2019 Energy + Water / Big energy users paid for reducing demand ‘Big energy users look set to be rewarded for reducing their power usage during peak periods, under a plan to... 19 Jul 2019 Energy + Water / How 'negawatts' could help businesses cut their power bills ‘Manufacturers including BlueScope Steel and CSR stand to benefit from proposed rule changes in the electricity market that will allow... 19 Jul 2019 Energy + Water / National plan to cut use and cost of power released ‘The Australian National Energy Market Commission has today released a wholesale demand response draft rule that would allow businesses to... 19 Jul 2019
