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Tom Longden
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🇦🇺🇨🇿Researcher - 1st generation Uni - working on environmental, energy & health economics @ Western Sydney University Urban Transformations Research Centre
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Our @sydney.edu.au Laureate Fellow, Professor Catherine Stampfl is generously supporting these awards for women in STEM in Australia.

1) Georgina Sweet Early Career Researcher STEM Parents Award

2) Georgina Sweet Regional and Remote STEM Award

⚛️ 🔭 ☄️ 🧪

www.georgina-sweet-awards-cmt.com/awards
Georgina Sweet Awards
The Georgina Sweet Awards for Women in Physics/STEM were created by Professor Catherine Stampfl as part of her Australian Research Council Laureate Fellowship program to promote and support female sci...
www.georgina-sweet-awards-cmt.com
November 17, 2025 at 10:43 PM
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𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗲 #5 📈📉📊 - concession payments and the National Energy Bill Relief initiative 𝗿𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀. ⚡
This week I am posting a 'data deep dive' each day to explain The Right to Power - Keeping First Nations' Communities on Prepayment Connected report 🧪
lnkd.in/g467fFP4
November 13, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Another #COP #out?
NEW COP30 TEXT: COP reform is on the official agenda in Belém as "arrangements for intergovernmental meetings" (AIM)

But…here's the 1st draft text on AIM.

"Agreed to continue consideration…" 🥱🥱🥱

unfccc.int/sites/def...
November 13, 2025 at 9:53 PM
𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗲 #5 📈📉📊 - concession payments and the National Energy Bill Relief initiative 𝗿𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀. ⚡
This week I am posting a 'data deep dive' each day to explain The Right to Power - Keeping First Nations' Communities on Prepayment Connected report 🧪
lnkd.in/g467fFP4
November 13, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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Data deep dive #4 📈📉📊 - over 300 household surveys to understand real-World experiences using prepayment for electricity.
This week I am posting a 'data deep dive' each day to explain 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 - 𝗞𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗮𝘆𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 report 🧪 lnkd.in/g467fFP4
November 12, 2025 at 10:37 PM
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We're excited to share our new webpage detailing 59 clean energy projects successful in tenders awarded via the Capacity Investment Scheme (CIS), and its implications for First Nations communities and groups.

Visit www.firstnationscleanenergy.org.au/project_comm... #auspol #cleanenergy #mobsky
November 12, 2025 at 6:23 AM
Data deep dive #4 📈📉📊 - over 300 household surveys to understand real-World experiences using prepayment for electricity.
This week I am posting a 'data deep dive' each day to explain 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 - 𝗞𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗮𝘆𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 report 🧪 lnkd.in/g467fFP4
November 12, 2025 at 10:37 PM
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𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗲 #3 📈📉📊 - 𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝟰𝟬°𝗖 are associated with significantly increased* 𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀. 🥵
This week I am posting a 'data deep dive' each day to explain 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 - 𝗞𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗮𝘆𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 report 🧪 lnkd.in/g467fFP4
November 12, 2025 at 12:51 AM
𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗲 #3 📈📉📊 - 𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝟰𝟬°𝗖 are associated with significantly increased* 𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀. 🥵
This week I am posting a 'data deep dive' each day to explain 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 - 𝗞𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗮𝘆𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 report 🧪 lnkd.in/g467fFP4
November 12, 2025 at 12:51 AM
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𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗲 #2 📈📉📊 - concession gap - percent of people receiving electricity concession payments differs greatly across Australian prepayment communities.
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 - 𝗞𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗮𝘆𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 report ⚡ ⚡ ⚡ lnkd.in/g467fFP4
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November 11, 2025 at 8:14 AM
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𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗲 #2 📈📉📊 - concession gap - percent of people receiving electricity concession payments differs greatly across Australian prepayment communities.
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 - 𝗞𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗮𝘆𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 report ⚡ ⚡ ⚡ lnkd.in/g467fFP4
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November 10, 2025 at 9:52 PM
𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗲 #2 📈📉📊 - concession gap - percent of people receiving electricity concession payments differs greatly across Australian prepayment communities.
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 - 𝗞𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗮𝘆𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 report ⚡ ⚡ ⚡ lnkd.in/g467fFP4
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November 10, 2025 at 9:52 PM
𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗲 #𝟭 📈📉📊 - >𝟰𝟰𝟬,𝟬𝟬𝟬 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 impacting 8,878 households.
This week I'll be posting a 'data deep dive' each day 2 explore 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 - 𝗞𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗮𝘆𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 report ⚡ ⚡ ⚡ 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁: lnkd.in/g467fFP4 @firstnationscen.bsky.social
November 9, 2025 at 11:32 PM
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November 4, 2025 at 4:59 AM
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To accompany 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 - 𝗞𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗮𝘆𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 report ⚡ ⚡ ⚡ the team at @firstnationscen.bsky.social created this short explainer on the experiences of prepayment communities and customers.
Link to video via Vimeo: vimeo.com/1132864031
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Marlinja, Northern Territory
This is "Marlinja, Northern Territory" by Original Power on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.
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November 5, 2025 at 12:01 AM
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Podcast 🚨 - #Lauren_Mellor and I joined #Anne_Delaney for the @reneweconomy.com.au #SwitchedOn podcast to discuss how prepayment for electricity works across Australia
reneweconomy.com.au/switchedon-p...
@firstnationscen.bsky.social @westernsydneyu.bsky.social
reneweconomy.com.au
November 5, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Podcast 🚨 - #Lauren_Mellor and I joined #Anne_Delaney for the @reneweconomy.com.au #SwitchedOn podcast to discuss how prepayment for electricity works across Australia
reneweconomy.com.au/switchedon-p...
@firstnationscen.bsky.social @westernsydneyu.bsky.social
reneweconomy.com.au
November 5, 2025 at 4:53 AM
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A good example of a majority First Nations-owned and led venture is Yindjibarndi Aboriginal Corporation’s partnership with ACEN Australia.

Other First Nations clean energy equity agreements are being developed regardless of tenure.

www.pv-magazine-australia.com/2025/10/24/s... #auspol #cleanenergy
Significant benefits from clean energy project investment with First Nations
A new First Nations Clean Energy Network in collaboration with Ernst and Young report recommends investors in clean energy projects in Australia accelerate and enjoy the value add-ons and economic ben...
www.pv-magazine-australia.com
October 27, 2025 at 10:38 PM
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A new report calls for a basic reset: treat prepayment customers as full energy consumers with equal rights, protections and access to clean, affordable energy.

This photo of the research team delivering the report was taken in Parliament House today.

reneweconomy.com.au/most-austral... #auspol
November 3, 2025 at 4:24 AM
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A new report, released today, highlights the urgent need for prepayment reform, to ensure access to fair, affordable energy for First Nations communities: https://loom.ly/XiCIIKo

This research is supported by an @energyconsumersaus.bsky.social grant.
Constant power denied to 65,000 customers forced to pay upfront or disconnect
Communities on prepaid power meters face regular disconnections amid 40 degree-plus heat, meaning no aircon, food rotting in the fridge and long, hot walks to get reconnected.
www.abc.net.au
November 3, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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New report exposes what’s happening behind the prepaid meter. If it happened in Sydney, it would be a scandal. In First Nations communities, it’s policy.
reneweconomy.com.au
November 3, 2025 at 2:06 AM
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Families forced to prepay for power are experiencing a high number of electricity disconnections, exposing them to dangerous temperatures, a report has found.
Prepaid electricity leaving vulnerable people powerless
Families forced to prepay for power are experiencing a high number of electricity disconnections, exposing them to dangerous temperatures, a report has found.
theqldr.com.au
November 2, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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No one should be left behind in the clean energy transition.

Prepayment for power arrangements - used in many First Nations communities in NT, SA, QLD and WA - need urgent reform to ensure basic consumer protections and no more disconnections.

#auspol #energy
First Nations households in NT grappling with prepaid power problems
Dailymotion video by ABC NEWS (Australia)
www.dailymotion.com
November 3, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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Prepayment electricity reform is critically needed.

Prepayment systems are either voluntary, the default option or mandated in many regions with large First Nations populations including the Northern Territory, Western Australia, Queensland and South Australia.

nit.com.au/03-11-2025/2... #auspol
November 4, 2025 at 12:35 AM
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Thousands of First Nations households across northern Australia live with prepaid power, where disconnection can happen at any moment.

A new report has warned that without stronger protections, the system could turn deadly in extreme heat.

www.sbs.com.au/news/podcast... #auspol
When power isn’t guaranteed: Indigenous families in northern Australia face deadly risks in extreme heat
Thousands of Indigenous households across northern Australia live with prepaid power, where disconnection can happen at any moment. Now a new report has warned that without stronger protections, the s...
www.sbs.com.au
November 4, 2025 at 3:15 AM