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What's keeping the Treasurer up at night?

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... tax cuts, energy bill relief, cheaper medicines and help with rent and student debt," he said. Chalmers said if the government could have anything it would be "more normal levels of inflation" first and foremost. He added that the thing keeping him up ...

ASFA partners with First Nations Foundation

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... training modules include Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture in everyday life, impacts of historical events, government legislation and policy, working and communicating with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, clients and colleagues ...

Big win for Great Artesian Basin

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... economy." The ban also extends to enhanced oil or petroleum recovery activities that use a greenhouse gas stream, the government said. "I've listened to Queenslanders and I am making sure our government is doing what matters for the natural phenomenon ...

Pollination targets climate tech start-ups

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
Pollination has launched a new $150 million fund for clean energy and technology start-ups with the Queensland government as a cornerstone investor. QIC-managed Queensland Venture Capital Development Fund (QVCDF) committed to invest an undisclosed sum ...

Australian Ethical updates investment guide

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
Australian Ethical has updated its guide to ethical investing with several additions to further clarify what it considers before making an investment. The super fund added a list of positive and negative factors it considers in developing its criteria ...

Canberra scopes First Nations economic policy

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... First Nations economic development will inform a Partnership Consultations Report between Coalition of Peaks and the Government, and shape negotiations on the partnership design, including key priorities and governance. The commitment was announced in ...

Govt moves timetable on power station closure

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
Last week the NSW government delayed closure of the Eraring Power Station, back-pedaling on a previous decision to close it next year. The station had been scheduled for closure in August 2025, but will remain open for two more years, with the possibility ...

Unclear rules pose investment risk

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... Plibersek. A spokesperson for the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water said: "The Australian Government and NSW Government make decisions under separate legislation in relation to environmental approvals". Whitehaven Coal Limited ...

More funding necessary to fix housing crisis

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... $11.3 billion of new funding earmarked for housing in the 2024 Budget. The housing funding builds on investments the government recently promised over the next decade, including: $10 bn for the Housing Australia Future Fund, $5.5 bn for the Help to Buy ...

Budget 2024: Additional $11.3bn promised for housing

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
The Albanese government has made significant new housing investments in the Budget to help deliver a comprehensive Homes for Australia plan. "We're easing the cost of living - and we're building more homes for Australians. In the five years ...