Origin Energy Accused of $2.5m Overcharging in Federal Court Case Brought by AER
On 22 December 2025, Origin Energy was taken to the Federal Court by Australia’s energy watchdog. The Australian Energy Regulator (AER) says Origin kept taking money from people who had already closed their energy accounts. Many of those payments came through Centrepay, a government system that lets Centrelink users pay bills directly from welfare payments….