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Paul Ramsay Foundation hires for impact

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2025  |  NEWS
The Paul Ramsay Foundation has hired a chief impact officer. Carolyn Curtis, formerly the chief executive of The Australian Centre for Social Innovation (TACSI), is taking on the role. Curtis has been serving in the role in an acting capacity since ...

Australia could gain $190bn windfall as Trump snubs net zero

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2025  |  NEWS
... Nations climate summit COP31 with Pacific nations next year. Hutley said the federal government has an opportunity to better protect Australians and other nations from climate harm and also capitalise on a $190 billion windfall from the global shifts ...

Santos accused of covering up methane leak

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 1 SEP 2025  |  NEWS
... asleep at the wheel," NT Environment Centre executive director Kirsty Howey said. "A raft of government agencies meant to protect our climate, health, and the environment have acted in Santos' interests instead. "Santos must fix the leak, and the Albanese ...

ASX-listed miner to pay $7.5m over whistleblower breaches

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 29 AUG 2025  |  NEWS
ASIC has landed its first scalp in relation to whistleblower protections, with TerraCom Limited paying $7.5 million for whistleblower victimisation. In what was the regulator's first outcome for contraventions of whistleblower provisions, TerraCom ...

Aware Super backs UK battery storage project

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 29 AUG 2025  |  NEWS
... storage to unlock Britain's renewable potential," Shanks said. "Every battery storage facility we build will help protect homes and businesses from future energy price shocks and will support our Clean Power 2030 mission that will scale up renewable ...

IGCC priorities heard at reform roundtable

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 25 AUG 2025  |  NEWS
Many of the priorities the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) took to the recent Economic Reform Roundtable were well received, including the need for a strong 2035 target. With its chief executive Rebecca Mikula-Wright in attendance, IGCC was ...

Australian Ethical calls on PM to 'meet the expectations of Australians'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2025  |  NEWS
Australian Ethical chief executive John McMurdo has urged Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to set an ambitious national emissions reduction target for 2035 in an open letter. McMurdo said the government must set a target that "reflects our international ...

Super fund rejects bullying, sexism allegations

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2025  |  NEWS
Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation (CSC) chair Janet Torney has rejected suggestions that bullying, harassment or sexism are improperly handled by the organisation. Torney responded to reporting by the Australian Financial Review that CSC received ...

Minderoo welcomes The Lancet's plastics initiative

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2025  |  NEWS
... globally significant moment that negotiators in Geneva cannot ignore as they decide whether the Global Plastics Treaty will protect future generations from the scourge of plastic pollution," Minderoo Foundation director of plastics and human health Sarah ...

PC outlines key reforms to boost clean energy investment

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 5 AUG 2025  |  NEWS
... Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. "Overdue reforms to the EPBC Act would both speed up approvals and better protect the environment," Stokie said. The interim report also called for a greater focus on approvals for priority projects. It recommended ...