If you have solar panels, your energy bills could be higher than usual because bushfire smoke and dust storms have cut down on the sunlight needed to produce power.
![]() | Susan Hely has contributed to Money for more than 15 years. She has been a finance journalist for more than three decades, beginning at the Australian Financial Review before moving to the Sydney Morning Herald. Susan edited Superfunds magazine for the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia, and writes regularly on family money and superannuation. She's also author of the best-selling book Women and Money. Connect with Susan Hely on LinkedIn. |