Gavin Dufty

💡 Behind every energy bill is a household trying to make ends meet. For almost four decades, Gavin Dufty has worked to make sure their voices are heard. 👏Congratulations to Gavin on receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2026 Financial Review Energy Awards, presented by Jemena.  🤝As National Director, Energy Policy and Research at St Vincent de Paul Society National Council of Australia, Gavin Dufty helps turn complex energy issues into practical insights, highlighting how changing prices and new technologies affect people’s everyday lives, especially renters and households on low incomes. 💛His work keeps fairness and affordability at the heart of public deliberations about Australia’s energy transition. Thank you, Gavin, for your dedication to the people receiving the power bills. A well-deserved honour 🫶

Energy prices are hitting families hard and it’s more than numbers on a bill. For too many, that means having to skip heating in winter or juggling bills just to keep the lights on. Maria, our companion told us how after paying her rent and meds, she didn’t have enough left for electricity leaving her home dark and cold. This isn’t just a story; it’s reality for thousands. -- The Society is raising its voice for fairer tariffs, stronger concessions, and protections that keep households safe and healthy when life gets tough. We’re working for real change. Find out more or join the movement by following, sharing our energy advocacy and tagging your local MP.

Do you know the difference between allocative and productive efficiency? Why do economists always talk about market-based mechanisms as the best means for reducing emissions? St Vincent de Paul Society in Partnership with TasNetworks are pleased to present you and your colleagues to a unique training opportunity with Associate Professor Tim Nelson and Associate Professor Dr Joel Gilmore. -- Over the course of a day, they will provide five 60-minute modules of content aimed at providing people without formal economics training an opportunity to understand energy economics as it applies to the Australian electricity industry. The course has been designed to focus on economic concepts as they apply to the energy industry for participants with very little formal knowledge of economics. Learn more here: vinnies.link/b2b529