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Budget criticised for missing key clean energy opportunities

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2026  |  NEWS
With Treasury pledging a whopping $14.8 billion to boost fuel security amid the Middle East crisis, the 2026 Budget has been criticised or missing key opportunities to progress the clean energy transition. Treasurer Jim Chalmers' Strengthening Australia's ...

Government kicks off Investor Front Door pilot projects

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2026  |  NEWS
Treasurer Jim Chalmers, minister for infrastructure, transport, regional development and local government Catherine King, and minister for industry and innovation and minister for science Tim Ayres unveiled the Investor Front Door's first pilot projects. ...

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 ...

Productivity Commission pushing for a circular economy

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2026  |  NEWS
A recent inquiry by the Productivity Commission (PC) revealed Australia is discarding valuable materials and leaving recoverable resources untapped while generating significant amounts of waste, saying a national adoption of a circular economy is the ...

Government faces housing, infra challenges as population booms

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 12 JAN 2026  |  NEWS
With Australia's population expected to grow to 31.5 million by 2035-36, the federal government is faced with growing challenges on how to meet the demands of the nation's future workforce, housing and infrastructure. The newly released Centre ...

Australia, NZ strengthen partnership for healthy, green economy

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2025  |  NEWS
Australia and New Zealand are strengthening their partnership to focus on achieving net zero emissions while boosting economic opportunities, trade and investment. In Auckland, the third Australia-New Zealand Climate and Finance Dialogue involved discussions ...

Government hands down 2035 climate target

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2025  |  NEWS
Australia aims to reduce its emissions by between 62% to 70% by 2035, committing close to $10 billion to help make it happen. Issuing its emissions reduction target yesterday, the government said it is an ambitious but achievable target if implemented ...

Government to invest $1.1bn in low carbon liquid fuels

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2025  |  NEWS
The government will invest $1.1 billion in cleaner fuels, to build sustainable powering of heavy vehicles like trucks, cargo ships and planes. It plans to do this via private investment in Australian onshore production of liquid fuels through the new ...

Super performance test impacts green investing: ASFA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
... The Impact and Opportunity of Superannuation on Australia's Productivity, which ASFA has released ahead of Treasurer Jim Chalmer's economic roundtable to address Australia's productivity problem. "Elements of the superannuation performance test could ...

Macquarie, Westpac invest in social enterprise fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
The Albanese government has partnered with investors, including Macquarie and Westpac, and philanthropic organisations to enhance access to capital for social enterprises that provide jobs for disadvantaged Australians. The government will contribute ...
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