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13 March 2025
2 min read
DMO is not an effective safety net for consumers
Media release: The Default Market Offer (DMO) exists to protect people, particularly those in vulnerable circumstances, from paying disproportionately high electricity prices. It’s not working effectively if it is priced up to 25% above more competitive offers.
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19 March 2026
3 min read
ECA response to Gas Networks in Transition Directions Paper
Media release: Energy Consumers Australia urges the Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) to put the interests of consumers first as gas networks decline, following today’s release of the AEMC’s Gas Networks in Transition Directions Paper.
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16 December 2020
2 min read
Electricity prices falling for businesses with more reductions forecast
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04 October 2023
3 min read
End gas connections and help consumers save $2,250 a year
20 March 2020
2 min read
Energy companies’ response to COVID-19 must be rapid, coordinated and ambitious to protect consumers
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24 March 2021
4 min read
Energy consumer protections remain, but help must be proactive
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26 May 2025
2 min read
Energy Consumers Australia response to DMO 2025-26 Final Decision
Media release in response to the Default Market Offer (DMO) 2025-26.
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19 March 2024
2 min read
Energy Consumers Australia response to the Default Market Offer announcement
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19 March 2020
2 min read
Energy Consumers Australia statement on COVID-19

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