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Senior Research Associate, Renewable Energy & Energy Systems Analyst, UNSW Sydney
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Senior Lecturer, RMIT University
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Purple House Medical Advisor. Honorary ANU., Australian National University
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Honorary Associate Professor, Centre for Climate Economics and Policy, Australian National University
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Director, Victoria Energy Policy Centre, Victoria University
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Industry PhD Candidate, School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering, University of Adelaide
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Senior Lecturer of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering, University of Adelaide
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Program Director, Energy, Grattan Institute
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Associate Professor of Economics, Griffith University
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Associate Professor, Department of Actuarial Studies and Business Analytics, Macquarie University
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Professor of Environmental Finance at UTS Business School, University of Technology Sydney
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Senior Lecturer, Department of Economics, Macquarie University
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Associate Professor, Griffith University
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Professor/Director, The University Centre for Rural Health, University of Sydney
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