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$50k a minute: Billionaire wealth boom highlights inequality in Australia

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2026  |  NEWS
Australia's billionaires increased their collective wealth by $25.67 billion over the past year, which is equivalent to almost $50,000 per minute according to new analysis by Oxfam Australia. Drawing on the 2026 Australian Financial Review Rich ...

QIC seeks proposals for $200m energy fund

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2026  |  NEWS
QIC is seeking proposals for the Queensland government's $200 million North West Energy Fund in delivering energy solutions and economic development opportunities across the region. The announcement follows earlier engagements with potential partners ...

ARENA backs major expansion of vehicle-to-grid trial

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2026  |  NEWS
... delivering Australia's energy transition. Earlier this month, the agency was tasked with administering the federal government's $1.1 billion Cleaner Fuels Program and is progressing the next stage of its Hydrogen Headstart initiative. Reinforcing its ...

Australia needs a gas transition plan, fast: Grattan

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2026  |  NEWS
As the use of gas across Australia declines, the Grattan Institute said the government needs a strong gas transition action plan to ensure the process is not costly, chaotic and inequitable. "Australia is at a critical juncture in energy policy. The ...

Government commits $5m to tackle environmental crimes

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2026  |  NEWS
The Australian government has committed more than $5 million over the next two years to strengthen financial crime-fighting partnerships with Pacific nations, including a focus on environmental crime. According to the authority, environmental crime ...

Government unveils $47bn national housing overhaul

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2026  |  NEWS
The federal government has unveiled a sweeping $47 billion housing strategy aimed at tackling Australia's worsening affordability crisis, lifting housing supply and reshaping the country's rental, tax and social housing settings over the long term. ...

Modern slavery risks need urgent action: RIAA panel

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2026  |  NEWS
... the Modern Slavery Act reporting requirements only apply to companies with at least $100 million in revenues, but the government wants to lower that threshold to $50 million, with a public consultation now underway to pass that into law. Material risk ...

Sustainable debt market reaches US$7tn

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2026  |  NEWS
The Global Sustainable debt market has surpassed US$7 trillion in cumulative issuance. New data release by the Climate Bonds Initiative shows the green, social, sustainability and sustainability-linked bond market, collectively referred to as GSS+ has ...

Modern methods of construction key to solving the housing crisis

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2026  |  NEWS
... workforce capability gaps. "This is not a silver bullet, but with coordinated policy and united support from industry and government it is a tangible, scalable and evidence-based way to build more homes, faster and at lower cost," Adams said. CEDA and ...

Brighter Super invests $225m as part of $500m commitment

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2026  |  NEWS
... Brighter Super, which manages $37 billion on behalf of more than 340,000 members, said it is now the third largest non-government financial institution headquartered in Queensland. "We have seen a decline in locally headquartered financial capability ...
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