After repeatedly calling for urgent reforms to Australia’s energy market, Independent MP Dai Le says the Australian Energy Regulator (AER)—and, by extension, the Albanese Labor Government—has failed in its duty to protect Australian consumers. The 9% electricity price hike from July 1, in the midst of the ongoing cost-of-living crisis, exemplifies the government’s inability to deliver on its promises—failing middle Australians in Western Sydney and across the country yet again.