Protecting First Nations communities from frequent power disconnections in Australia’s hottest regions

Doctor Tom Longden
Kathryn Thorburn
Lloyd Pigram
Lauren Mellor

Urban Transformations Research Centre

Press/Media: Expert Comment

Description

Remote First Nations communities face extreme heat and frequent disconnections from electricity when pre-paid credit runs out. Targeted policies could prevent life-threatening outages.

Period	15 Dec 2025

Media contributions

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Media contributions

Title	Protecting First Nations communities from frequent power disconnections in Australia’s hottest regions
Degree of recognition	National
Media name/outlet	The Policymaker
Media type	Website
Country/Territory	Australia
Date	15/12/25
Description	Remote First Nations communities face extreme heat and frequent disconnections from electricity when pre-paid credit runs out. Targeted policies could prevent life-threatening outages.
URL	https://thepolicymaker.appi.org.au/protecting-first-nations-communities-from-frequent-power-disconnections-in-australias-hottest-regions/
Persons	Tom Longden, Kathryn Thorburn, Lloyd Pigram, Lauren Mellor