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AP7 excludes major fossil fuel producers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 DEC 2025  |  NEWS
... identify clear transition potential, it will remain excluded. AP7 also excluded three companies on the basis of human and labour rights concerns. These are Bharat Electronics, Hindustan Aeronautics and ICL Group. Other local companies excluded by AP7 ...

Wealth inequality "moderate" in Australia: World Inequality Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 DEC 2025  |  NEWS
... be reduced. Policies such as redistributive transfers, progressive taxation, investment in human capital, and stronger labour rights have made a difference in some contexts." The research goes on to analyse the effect of inequality on climate change. ...

South Australia key to green exports expansion: Research

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 3 NOV 2025  |  NEWS
... disparate state-level planning and underscored the role of the federal government in forward planning and the coordination of labour, resources and equipment. Clean Energy Investor Group chief executive Richie Merzian said: "Australia's clean energy ...

Podcast: The greener way to gold

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2025  |  NEWS
... challenges and initiatives surrounding artisanal small-scale gold mining (ASGM), including the use of mercury, exploitative labour practices, and efforts to improve traceability, processing plants, and responsible sourcing.

Female participation in the workforce hits record high

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2025  |  NEWS
... unemployed decreasing by 10,000 people, the unemployment rate fell by 0.1 percentage points to 4.2% in July," ABS head of labour statistics Sean Crick said. The growth was driven by full-time employment, which was up by 60,000 people, with a 36,000 person ...

PC outlines key reforms to boost clean energy investment

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 5 AUG 2025  |  NEWS
... climate-related risks are significant and growing, but boosting resilience can reduce the human impact, while limiting labour productivity losses from heatwaves and the financial costs of disaster recovery. The report called on the government to lead ...

IFM Investors launches modern slavery framework

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
... through technical metrics and proxy indicators, IFM said modern slavery is "often hidden in opaque supply chains, informal labour structures and complex webs of subcontracting." Citing the Australian Institute of Criminology, one in every five people ...

Climate reporting brings skilled workers to the fore

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
... well-founded, with projections indicating a $423 billion plummet in economic output due to higher temperatures affecting labour productivity. Despite this, and alongside mandatory climate reporting laws taking effect this year, 43% of large Australian ...

WFH employees put in 20% more hours

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2025  |  NEWS
... Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA) found. CEDA analysis of the latest data from the Household Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) survey found people who work from home commuted on average 15.7% less than if they worked ...

Trump presidency pushes Aussies to ethical super fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2025  |  NEWS
... wish to avoid investments that contribute to animal cruelty and 54% want to avoid animal testing for non-medical purposes. Labour rights abuses are also top of mind for Australians, as is avoiding investments that would support armed conflict. Finally ...