$150 Energy Relief: Government Throws Pocket Change at Power Crisis
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Phor
Thursday, 2025 Jul 03|
07:16 PM
Another week, another band-aid. The government’s grand gesture this winter?
A $150 rebate on energy bills.
That’s right—after your power bill doubles, you’ll get a gift card to cover about two weeks of lightbulbs.
Cheers, mate. Let’s be clear: this isn’t new money.
It’s part of the broader cost-of-living package the Albanese government has been flogging since inflation started eating paychecks for breakfast.
The rebate applies automatically through energy providers, which is one less headache.
But don’t mistake convenience for impact.
$150 in 2025 barely covers the standing charge, let alone running a heater or charging an EV.
The policy’s selling point is that it’s universal. Every household gets it.
No paperwork, no means testing.
But that also means million-dollar homes with heated pools are getting the same break as pensioners in public housing.
Feels less like “relief” and more like a PR coupon.
And it’s not just the amount—it’s the timing.
The rebate comes as regulated electricity prices go up nearly 10% in some states.
So what’s really happening?
You’re getting a one-off handout while your bills quietly jump in the background.
By the time the rebate hits, most folks have already forked out double.
It’s like putting a band-aid on a broken meter and calling it climate policy.
Meanwhile, energy companies continue making record profits, while investment in serious grid upgrades and renewables still lags.
If this government really wanted to help, they’d cap bills at the source or force providers to eat some of the cost.
Instead, we get a pre-election goodie bag and a speech about “easing pressures.” Let’s not forget renters, too.
A lot of people don’t even see their energy bills directly—they go through landlords or body corporates.
So who pockets the rebate in those setups? Exactly. The biggest joke?
The rebate is being sold as part of the “Energy Bill Relief Fund.” A fancy name for a program that throws coins at a burning building.
It doesn’t fix supply, it doesn’t fix pricing, and it sure doesn’t fix the broader inequality baked into our energy system.
🧾 Phor’s Take: If $150 is meant to make us feel grateful, they’ve misread the room.
We need a reset—not a rebate.
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