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Rio leadership overhaul aimed at restoring trust, license to operate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... Australia report, Never Again, found missteps by Rio Tinto, the Australian federal government, the Western Australian government, the PKKP's legal representatives and were let down by native title law. Rio Tinto has faced significant backlash for ...

Australia to join climate resilience investment initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 25 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
The Australian government will join the international Coalition for Climate Resilient Investment (CCRI) and will refresh the National Climate Resilience and Adaptation Strategy. The CCRI is a finance sector-led initiative of more than 75 institutional ...

Biden inauguration brings climate challenge for Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... and sectors." This will also impact on Australia's bilateral and multilateral trade agreements. The Australian government and the European Union (EU) are in latter stages of negotiating a free trade agreement (FTA) that will not only serve to strengthen ...

Australia's Paris Agreement carbon commitments criticised

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
The Australian government's updated Nationally Determined Contribution to cutting carbon emissions under the Paris Agreement has drawn criticism for remaining substantially unchanged from its earlier commitments. Australia submitted its updated commitments ...

Stakeholders mull impact of Rio Tinto report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... Australia report, Never Again, found missteps by Rio Tinto, the Australian federal government, the Western Australian government, the PKKP's legal representatives and were let down by native title law. The recommendations in the interim report include ...

Climate change, SDG impacts of US election

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... Rennie said. "The election of Joe Biden to the US presidency is a game-changer for climate policy and if the Australian government doesn't adjust its thinking, we will be on the wrong team." Rennie warns that "if Australia were to be regarded as ...

Rest climate change case pushes ahead

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... O'Donnell v Commonwealth and Ors is a potential class action with lead claimant Katta O'Donnell, who owns Australian government bonds. O'Donnell is seeking to hold the Australian government to account over climate change risks, arguing that ...

CEFC backs project to bring Tesla Powerwall to SA social housing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... electricity grid. The program is also supported by an $8.2 million grant from ARENA, $10 million from the South Australian Government's Grid Scale Storage Fund, and an $18 million equity contribution from VPP operator Tesla. This is the third phase of ...

ARENA allocates $2.17m to Alice Springs grid project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... Territory Government. The ARENA funding will complement the $3.19 million in funding DKA received as part of the Australian Government's $50 million Regional and Remote Communities Microgrid Fund. "This project will lead to the development of a tangible ...

ASX-listed mining, gas and oil companies lack tax transparency: PWYP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... and governments getting a fair return from the extraction of their finite natural resource." In 2016, the Australian government c ommitted to implementing the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI). The initiative drives improved governance ...