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Canberra scopes First Nations economic policy

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... making this a truly equitable partnership that focuses on the right areas for reform to achieve economic justice for our people." According to the First Nations Foundation (FNF), the Indigenous financial wellbeing provider, the government and the finance ...

Podcast: Disability inclusion - the missing piece of ESG investing with Corene Strauss

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
Around one in six (18%) people in Australia live with a disability - around 4.4 million people - and roughly 90% of those have 'invisible' or 'hidden' disabilities. Australians living with a disability have so much to offer organisations. ...

Govt moves timetable on power station closure

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... and generate at least 6 terawatt hours each year. The deal, Premier Chris Minns says, is to "keep the lights on". "The people of NSW now have certainty that the NSW Government has a plan to ensure we have reliable energy while we transition the workforce ...

Super funds to solve the housing crisis?

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... policy." Although the Liberal Party has not yet announced a "supply policy," Bragg said that on the demand side, they believe people should be able to use their own money to purchase their first home. "Where super funds and foreign fund managers are ...

ESG demand still high for advisers

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... the overwhelming majority of clients "care about everything". The lesson being: "Everyone cares about something. Even the people who are most rejecting of ESG." While climate change remains in the top spot, gender equality has shifted from fifth place ...

Australian Ethical snaps up asset manager

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... purpose-driven business and our ability to deliver sound investment returns while influencing progress towards a better future for people, animals, and planet," he said. Theau added that this is expected to be the first of many initiatives where Australian ...

More funding necessary to fix housing crisis

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... "Across the economy, from housing, to care, to manufacturing, co-ops and mutuals are a model fit for the times, empowering people and small businesses to address challenges alongside government. Co-operative housing currently makes up less than 1% of ...

The rising role and risks of generative AI

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... remains sceptical about AI's benefits. A survey by KPMG Australia and the University of Queensland, involving 17,000 people across 17 countries, found that Australians are among the most cautious regarding AI usage. This mistrust outweighs the perceived ...

Closing the Gap in First Nations investing

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
Indigenous communities' needs must be prioritised in investment decisions, and trust must be built through representation. Colonisation has had a profound impact on Indigenous peoples' identity and knowledge, panellists at the Responsible Investment ...

Companies warned to disclose nature risks

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... is similar to Scope 3 reporting." "We don't pretend these issues are a easy, but they shouldn't be a barrier for people to start making their corporate reporting and disclosures, even if it's on their direct operations or with just with their ...