Affiliate Disclosure

Big Aus earns a referral fee when you request quotes or make a purchase through some of our links. You deserve to know exactly how that works and what it means for the recommendations you see.

What this means in plain English

When you click certain links on Big Aus to an installer or retailer and complete a qualifying action (for example, requesting a quote that the installer accepts as a valid lead, or purchasing a product within the retailer's attribution window), that installer or retailer pays us a small fee. The price you pay is the same whether you reach them through our link or directly — the fee comes out of the installer's or retailer's margin, not your pocket.

How referral fees do NOT influence what we show you

We are committed to showing the information that helps you make the best decision, regardless of which installer or retailer pays us the highest fee. Our rebate figures, comparison tables, and ranking logic are driven by public data (Clean Energy Regulator, DCCEEW, state scheme pages, retailer price feeds), not by commission economics. This is the only approach that makes the Site valuable to readers, and we would rather lose commission than lose trust.

If a reader-best installer doesn't pay us at all, we still surface it. No exceptions.

Our referral and affiliate relationships

Big Aus has or is applying to the following arrangements:

Direct installer CPA arrangements for solar and battery installations — typically paid at $110 to $160 per exclusive, accepted lead.
Mortgage broker referral arrangements (when property tools ship in Phase 1) — paid by the broker when a referred enquiry results in a settled loan.
Product affiliate programs for specific home-energy products (batteries, inverters, EV chargers) — paid as a percentage of sale.

This page will be updated as new partnerships are approved. We do not participate in any “exclusive lead sold to three installers simultaneously” arrangements, which are the industry default and the reason many Australians distrust comparison sites.

How to identify a referral link

Any outbound link that goes to an installer quote form, retailer product page, or comparison tool should be assumed to be a referral link. We will always clearly label these links and, where relevant, include an explicit disclosure next to the call-to-action.

Australian Consumer Law

This disclosure is provided in accordance with the Australian Consumer Law (Schedule 2 of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth)), which prohibits misleading and deceptive conduct including undisclosed commercial relationships.

Questions

If you'd like to know more about any specific referral relationship, please email hello@bigaus.com. For a plain-English summary of our business model, see How We Make Money.