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Labor win 'a referendum on renewable energy'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2025  |  NEWS
... reliable power for all Australians. "We look forward to working with the Albanese government and the next Australian Parliament to ensure strong, stable and effective policy for the transition to clean energy." Likewise, the Clean Energy Investor Group ...

Green moves: Climateworks, Friends of the Earth

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2025  |  NEWS
Climateworks has added a head of Australia programs, while Friends of the Earth have a new chief executive. Climateworks Centre has welcomed Erwin Jackson to its executive leadership team as the head of Australia programs. He joins the organisation ...

ASIC releases sustainability reporting guidelines

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 31 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... critical piece that supports the implementation of these sustainability reporting requirements passed by the Australian Parliament. We will continue to expand our broader suite of publications related to sustainability reporting over time as market practices ...

Banks' culture, conduct has government committee 'deeply concerned'

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
A parliamentary committee has flagged serious governance concerns within Australia's big banks, saying it has seen a reversal of hard-won gains from the Royal Commission. The House Standing Committee on Economics released its annual report into Australia's ...

Green moves: HSBC, ACSI, Minderoo, The Superpower Institute, QLD Office of Social Impact, Terrain NRM

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... and Industry Development, Jobs and Trade, and Member for Swan Hills, a seat she held since 2017. Prior to entering Parliament, she worked in the energy and engineering sectors, government and academia. In October, she announced that she would retire ...

Green bank returns $5.4bn

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
Australia's government-owned green bank received $3.5 billion in the six months to December 2024 - just over one transaction per week, bringing total transaction value to $71.5 billion. In its latest bi-annual update, the Clean Energy Finance Corporation ...

Investors welcome Future Made in Australia bills

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... to reap the rewards from $22.7 billion of incentives. The Albanese government's Future Made in Australia Fund passed Parliament late last week. It will fuel local manufacturing of clean energy assets and critical minerals essential to battery storage. ...

'No' to nuclear energy, 'yes' to biodiversity

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
Nuclear energy is a non-starter and Canberra needs to lift its game on environmental policies, leading 'Teal' independents told a climate summit. Speaking at the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) summit last Friday, independent MPs Zoe ...

Nature and climate now on equal footing

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... investors can integrate nature risks into climate strategies. With stronger nature protection laws currently before parliament, it is emerging as a key investment consideration, according to Estelle Parker and Duncan Paterson. At the UN biodiversity ...

Making a splash: The economic impact of AUKUS

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... turbocharged the mega-project by pushing the Australian Naval Nuclear Power Safety Bill 2023 through both houses of parliament without debate. The bill essentially lays down the framework to promote and regulate the nuclear safety aspects and certain ...
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