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Australia adds 25k millionaires, boasts low wealth inequality

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2026  |  NEWS
Australia's club of millionaires jumped by 25,000 last year thanks to booming property values and fat superannuation balances, according to the UBS Global Wealth Report, which also found the country boasts comparatively low wealth distribution inequality. ...

World Bank drops climate financing target under US pressure

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2026  |  NEWS
The World Bank has dropped it 45% climate financing target under its Climate Change Action Plan (CCAP), after ongoing pressure from the US government. The bank had put out an ambitious target for its itself to dedicate 35% of its financing towards climate ...

AI-washing and cyber-washing

JAMES NORTH, FRIEDA CHAN, EUGENIA KOLIVOS  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2026  |  NEWS
As artificial intelligence (AI) and cyber security technologies become increasingly central to both business operations and consumer engagement, organisations are moving to highlight their digital technology capabilities. In the absence of specific ...

Australian government backs EV battery manufacturing

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2026  |  NEWS
The government's Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has backed commercialisation of Australian EV batteries producer under the Future Made in Australia agenda. The batteries aim to increase charging speeds up to 40% and battery density by 20% ...

Investment groups form alliance against modern slavery

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2026  |  NEWS
A joint letter combining over 100 signatories of institutional investors, businesses, unions and related organisation was sent to the government advocating for reform to address underlying risks in modern slavery. The letter was sent to the Attorney-General ...

Family office sues Qld government energy operator for $1bn

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2026  |  NEWS
A Czech-based family office is taking the Queensland government-owned operator, CS Energy to the Federal Court of Australia, accusing it of mishandling operations and management at a power station resulting in losses exceeding $1 billion. Concerned ...

US issues $25bn loan for nuclear power

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2026  |  NEWS
The US Department of Energy (DOE) is issuing a US$17.5 billion ($25bn) loan to finance the purchase of necessary materials for the construction of 10 large-scale commercial nuclear reactors across the country, with each generating 1.1 gigawatt (GW) ...

Australians take climate fight to UN

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2026  |  NEWS
Ten Australians have lodged a complaint with the United Nations Human Rights Committee, alleging the federal government is breaching its human rights obligations by continuing to approve and support new fossil fuel projects. The claimants, who include ...

New Forests expands US forestry footprint

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2026  |  NEWS
New Forests has expanded its presence in North America after acquiring 44,200 acres of forestry assets in Washington State, marking a significant addition to the firm's growing US portfolio. The forestry assets, acquired from Campbell Global, are predominantly ...

Housing affordability requires more than supply: Study

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2026  |  NEWS
... the relationship between the two is highly uneven. While rising house prices tend to push up apartment values, movements in unit prices have little influence on the detached housing market. "The assumption that units can substitute for houses at scale ...