How ‘dark underbelly’ and forced labour is helping to fuel Australia’s love affair with cheap solar

Take a walk down any typical suburban Australian street, and chances are you’ll see solar panels on someone’s roof, probably on many roofs. Over the past 15 years, Australia’s love affair with solar has known few bounds. There are now more than three million installations on household rooftops across the country, enabling ever greater numbers of Australians to supply their own clean, sustainable power. But when Ramila Chanisheff looks up, she doesn’t necessarily see a symbol of renewable energy. She sees the oppression of her people. “It is a bitter feeling ... when you see them,” Ms Chanisheff said. “I…