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Government to boost defence through venture capital

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026  |  NEWS
The Australian government is seeking proposals from Australia's private capital market for potential co-investments in local industry. The government has dramatically increased funding for Australia's defence force and has been making record investments ...

Shareholder pushback on exec pay eases: Research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2026  |  NEWS
Shareholder pushback against executive pay across S&P/ASX 300 companies eased slightly during 2025, although investors continued to target future remuneration through key equity grant votes, according to the Georgeson 2025 Australian AGM Review. After ...

CPA calls on government to promote ESG adoption

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2026  |  NEWS
CPA Australia is urging the government to use the 2026-27 Federal Budget to reduce red tape, improve productivity and strengthen Australia's long-term competitiveness. In its pre-Budget submission, CPA Australia set out six priority reform areas which ...

NRFC makes $75m investment in Alpha HPA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2026  |  NEWS
The National Reconstruction Fund Corporation (NRFC) will invest $75 million in Queensland-based advanced materials company Alpha HPA, backing the company's processing technique for producing ultra-high purity alumina. Alpha HPA is an industrial minerals ...

ART, QIC open new social housing as part of $150m investment

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2026  |  NEWS
Australian Retirement Trust (ART) has delivered 92 new social and affordable homes in Brisbane as part of its $150 million investment in the Queensland Social Housing Fund. Essential workers and Queenslanders at risk of homelessness may be eligible ...

Oxfam calls for increased taxes on ultra-wealthy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2026  |  NEWS
The average Australian billionaires' wealth grew by almost $600,000 a day in the past year, or over $10.5 billion collectively, Oxfam research found. Globally, billionaire wealth jumped by over 16% in 2025, three times faster than the past five-year ...

Instos win big on Australian steel

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2026  |  NEWS
Institutional investors are backing Australian-owned steel producer BlueScope after it sensationally turned down a $13.2 billion takeover offer. AustralianSuper increased its holding in BlueScope Steel to 13.5% after SGH and Steel Dynamics launched ...

Consultation for Community Benefit Principles open

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 5 JAN 2026  |  NEWS
As part of the government's Future Made in Australia policy, the consultation for the Community Benefit Principles has opened. The principles are intended to ensure that the benefits of significant public investment flow to local workers, industries ...

ANZ shareholders deliver 'clear message' at AGM

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 18 DEC 2025  |  NEWS
ANZ shareholders delivered a "second strike" against the major bank's executive pay plans at the AGM with more than 32% of shareholders opposing the renumeration report. This comes after ANZ was recently hit with a record $240 million in penalties for ...

CEFC invests $35m in Starling Energy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 2 DEC 2025  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) is investing $35 million through the CEFC Household Energy Upgrades Fund (HEUF) in Starling Energy Group, which operates via its retail brand Plico. CEFC said the investment will help reduce household energy ...