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Government grants $10m to First Nations clean energy projects

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2026  |  NEWS
The government has opened a grant of up to $10 million to help First Nations organisations advance their clean energy projects. The First Nations Clean Energy Projects: Pilot Grants will support up to two eligible First Nations organisations and help ...

Equal Pay Day highlights lifetime cost of gender super gap

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2026  |  NEWS
... Offset from July 2027, could improve retirement outcomes. Fuchs said further action was needed, including extending super to people receiving Carer Payment and removing the 30-hour rule affecting some under 18 workers. "The gender super gap exists because ...

Judgment reveals Fiducian's greenwashing brush-off: 'ESG is still a fad'

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2026  |  NEWS
... objectives. "The Fid Div Social Aspirations fund has BHP and RIO in the top 10 holdings, so it's a tough sell for us when people want ethical funds that don't have exposure to fossil fuels," one Fiducian Financial Planner sent an email in February ...

Aware Super introduces reproductive health leave

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2026  |  NEWS
... supportive workplace drives better experiences and outcomes for members. "For too long, reproductive health has been something people have had to manage quietly, often at real cost to their wellbeing and their careers," Stewart said. "We want our people ...

Government delivers more 'teeth' to modern slavery act

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2026  |  NEWS
... Rights Institute director Justine Nolan has said the current Australian Modern Slavery Act raises awareness in educating people on the problem but has fallen short in following through and being effective. Nolan noted it has become more about ticking ...

Performance incentives may undermine honesty: Study

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2026  |  NEWS
... inadvertently weaken trust by signalling employers expect dishonest behaviour. "For decades economic theory has often treated people as if they will only do the right thing in organisations when incentives force them to," Menzies said. "This research ...

EU to ease sustainability reporting burden on firms

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2026  |  NEWS
... and other stakeholders to understand the sustainability-related risks to which companies are exposed and their impacts on people and the environment.

Australia adds 25k millionaires, boasts low wealth inequality

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2026  |  NEWS
... low wealth distribution inequality. The number of Australian millionaires increased by 1.6% over the year, minting 25,089 people to high-net-worth status. This lifted the total millionaire population to more than 1.6 million. Australia also ranked among ...

World Bank drops climate financing target under US pressure

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2026  |  NEWS
... He added the World Bank should not shape and select projects to chase arbitrary financing targets that do little to lift people out of poverty. "The Bank should turn its attention to whether its investments and the countries they support are resilient ...

Report targets fossil fuel outreach

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2026  |  NEWS
... sporting clubs and educational programs, prompting fresh calls for tighter oversight of industry engagement with young people. A report from climate communications charity Comms Declare identified more than 260 publicly documented programs and sponsorships ...