Advocacy for a Just and Compassionate Australia

At the St Vincent de Paul Society, advocacy begins with listening. Through our members, volunteers and services, we see firsthand the challenges faced by people experiencing poverty and exclusion. We believe that charity includes calling for changes that strengthen communities for the common good. Your support helps us advocate for policy and system changes that uphold the dignity of every person and build a more compassionate Australia.

St Vincent de Paul Society National Council is a member of the Fundraising Institute of Australia.

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Why Federal Advocacy Matters

Your support helps the St Vincent de Paul Society advocate for a more just and compassionate Australia. Every day, across the country, we see the realities of poverty, housing stress, energy hardship and social exclusion in communities. These experiences shape our advocacy, helping us bring the voices and experiences of people doing it tough directly to the Australian Government, policymakers and the wider community. Through research, campaigns, policy work and engagement with decision-makers, your donation helps turn frontline insight into lasting change.

Help us to:

Develop policies that are research-driven and informed by lived experience

Support legislative reforms through bipartisan engagement

Raise public awareness to drive social change

Fuelling Long-Term Systemic Change

Listening to Communities

We gather real-world insights from those on the front lines, ensuring our policy proposals are grounded in lived experience.

Driving Policy Change

We engage with decision-makers in the Australian Government to lobby for structural reforms in areas such as welfare, housing, refugees and energy.

Upholding Dignity

Our advocacy work ensures that the inherent dignity of every Australian is respected through fair and equitable systems.

About our Energy Advocacy Work

A fair energy transition for vulnerable households