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What's keeping the Treasurer up at night?

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... Canada to its highest level in two years, and progress on inflation has slowed in the US." Last night, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the annual inflation rate slowed to 3.3% in May 2024, beating forecasts of 3.4%. Despite this progress ...

Budget 2024: A win for clean energy, not environment

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
The Federal Budget is an "excellent down-payment" on clean energy - but fails on nature and biodiversity, gas, electrification, and ACCUs. Treasurer Jim Chalmers aims to unlock $65 billion in renewables by 2030 through the Capacity Investment Scheme. ...

Plibersek threatens circularity laws

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... "Regulation can unlock private investment," Product Stewardship Centre of Excellence director John Gertsakis commented. Labor has earmarked $1 billion towards national recycling infrastructure as part of the Recycling Modernisation Fund (RMF) which is ...

Philanthropic donations under scrutiny

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... Party of Australia received $1.9m and spent $1.91 during the campaign, the Nationals spent $572,947, while the Australian Labor Party spent $684,936. The Greens appear not to have made any donations. There is a distinction between a referendum-related ...

Government to pay super on paid parental leave

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... superannuation contributions will be made by the government alongside parental leave payments, effective 1 July 2025. That is, if Labor is successful at the next federal election, expected to take place in May next year. The measure is expected to benefit ...

AXA IM warns companies on climate lobbying

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... analysis, which assessed the climate policy engagement of Australia's leading companies and industry associations during the Labor Government's first year in office, also found evidence of a clear discrepancy between the positive top-line climate ...

Podcast: Banking on the future with Australia's green bank

THE GREENER WAY  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... sustainable finance markets. The paper covers a range of activities that have been put in place since Anthony Albanese's Labor government came to power in May 2022, with further activities across regulators, legislation and industry outlined. As ...

COP28: Australia commits $150m to Pacific resilience

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... the impacts of climate change, and be compensated for losses and damages they've incurred as a result. "We urge the Labor Government to shape regional and global climate responses by committing an additional $700 - $990 million to the Green Climate ...

Treasury spruiks CEFC role in sustainable finance strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 13 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... sustainable finance markets. The paper covers a range of activities that have been put in place since Anthony Albanese's Labor government came to power in May 2022, with further activities across regulators, legislation and industry outlined. As ...

New Forests to sell NZ assets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 13 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
Global nature-based real assets manager New Forests is selling four of its New Zealand forestry assets. The four estates, located across New Zealand's North and South Islands, are being sold as the fund manager completes the term of the second round ...