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Oxfam calls for increased taxes on ultra-wealthy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2026  |  NEWS
The average Australian billionaires' wealth grew by almost $600,000 a day in the past year, or over $10.5 billion collectively, Oxfam research found. Globally, billionaire wealth jumped by over 16% in 2025, three times faster than the past five-year ...

More funding needed to modernise renewable energy infrastructure

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2026  |  NEWS
As institutional investors continue to back the development of new solar farms and wind turbines, a critical avenue of decarbonisation is left sorely neglected, with Queensland Investment Corporation (QIC) encouraging investors to shift their focus ...

Super moves: NGS Super, HESTA, Mercer

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2026  |  NEWS
NGS Super has promoted Miao Yu to portfolio manager, currency and commodities. Most recently, Yu served as a senior investment analyst at the $17 billion fund for over two years, after joining in 2023 as an investment analyst. Previously, she worked ...

Australia to withstand fossil fuel sector decline: IMF

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2026  |  NEWS
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) predicts that Australia is in good stead to weather the decline of its fossil fuel industry amid the country intensifying its energy transition initiatives. In the newly released The Economic Implications of the ...

Big tech has "inconsequential" emissions planning: Research

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2026  |  NEWS
Latest research by World Benchmarking Alliance (WBA) has found that top technology companies including Meta, Alphabet, Apple and Microsoft lack in mobilising low-carbon investments through capital expenditure and R&D, even though they have an emissions ...

Green moves: a2 Milk Company, ANZ Biochar Group

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 12 JAN 2026  |  NEWS
The Australia New Zealand Biochar Industry Group has appointed Patrick Hastings as its new chief executive, as the biochar sector continues to grow on both sides of the Tasman. In his new role, Hastings will focus on strengthening ANZBIG's position ...

US exits major climate groups, sustainability initiatives

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 JAN 2026  |  NEWS
US President Donald Trump has withdrawn the country from 66 international organisations that "no longer serve American needs", including the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. A memorandum issued this week orders all executive departments and ...

Super moves: WATC, Medibank, HESTA, Future Fund

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 8 JAN 2026  |  NEWS
Western Australian Treasury Corporation has appointed Mathew McCrum as head of markets. McCrum joins from U Ethical Investors, where he spent nine months as a fixed income consultant. Before that, he managed fixed interest at UniSuper and spent two ...

Sustainable investing trends for 2026: Morningstar Sustainalytics

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 8 JAN 2026  |  NEWS
In its recent Sustainable Investing Trends report, Morningstar Sustainalytics provided a comprehensive review of sustainable investing in 2025 and market insights for the new year. Characterising 2025 as an "undeniably challenging year for ESG and sustainable ...

Supercharging investment in the green transition: Australia's year in review

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  TUESDAY, 6 JAN 2026  |  NEWS
Over the past year, national energy projects have driven new investment into the Australian energy market and backed innovation in next-generation clean-technology, minister for climate change and energy Chris Bowen and the minister for the environment ...