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Big names back plastics phaseout

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... Korea. The biggest hurdles were the issues of production caps, program funding and chemical phaseout lists. The Business Coalition for a Global Plastics Treaty said despite the failure, over 100 countries were aligned on global phaseouts and sustainable ...

COP29 skirts diplomatic disaster

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 25 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... Azerbaijan, the summit was infiltrated by more than 1770 fossil fuel lobbyists, according to Kick Big Polluters Out coalition; as well as almost 500 lobbyists for controversial carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology. Australia's climate finance ...

Supermarket giants lead anti-slavery efforts

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... highlighting investor engagements with companies against modern slavery in company operations and supply chains. The coalition was launched four years ago with founding investor members First Sentier Investors, Aware Super, AustralianSuper, Fidelity ...

'No' to nuclear energy, 'yes' to biodiversity

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... She was part of the parliamentary joint select committee on nuclear power and spent time exploring the issue with the Coalition. "It doesn't come together. I think it's actually insulting to the Australian people, because it's just a really ...

Short term thinking cripples efforts

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 31 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... economic-self-determination of Indigenous Peoples, with Rekeesha Fry sharing the vision for a genuinely equitable partnership in the new coalition. Fry has a background in working in project management helping facilitate communication between First Nations ...

Making a splash: The economic impact of AUKUS

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... panel discussion on AUKUS. Despite the controversies surrounding how AUKUS came to light, on October 10, Labor and the Coalition turbocharged the mega-project by pushing the Australian Naval Nuclear Power Safety Bill 2023 through both houses of parliament ...

Super for housing to exacerbate affordability crisis: Eslake

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... a scheme would end up having lower disposable income after housing costs and much lower incomes in retirement." The Coalition is proposing a 'Super Home Buyer Scheme', under which people would be allowed to withdraw up to 40% of their superannuation ...

Coalition's super on parental leave changes spark concerns

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... opposition Sussan Ley, shadow treasurer Angus Taylor, and shadow minister for social services Michael Sukkar noted that the Coalition provided in-principal support for super on government-funded paid parental leave. But it will now seek to amend the ...

UBS passive strategies flagged on human rights

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... responsible for 90% of individuals in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facilities. Non-profits BankTrack, Coalition for Immigrant Freedom, and Worth Rises allege UBS violated OECD Guidelines by failing to exert influence over these companies ...

Podcast: Nuclear power in Australia's energy transition with Jai Mirchandani

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 20 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
There are currently more than 400 nuclear power reactors in 32 countries, generating about a tenth of the world's electricity. The Coalition's plan to build seven nuclear power plants to replace Australia's ageing coal-fired power stations ...