This Month
Pacific nations should lobby China on climate change: Littleproud
The Nationals leader said Australia pursuing an aggressive 2035 emissions reduction target would not shift the dial on global emissions.
Megatrends that will trump any MAGA trend
Businesses, investors and the wider community in Australia and beyond can’t let short-term squalls blow us off our long-term course to cut carbon emissions.
February
Insurers call for $30b flood defence fund to protect properties
After Peter Dutton said he wanted to break up insurers, the industry wants to partner with governments to strengthen infrastructure and relocate the most vulnerable buildings.
Liberal hopeful says Paris climate target is ‘off the table’
Former state MP Andrew Constance, who is gunning for the coastal seat of Gilmore, says the Coalition will take a 2035 climate target “off the table”.
Coalition nuclear ‘policy’ just a bunch of words to grab attention
Readers’ letters on LNP attacks on Climate Change Authority chairman Matt Kean, ditching cash, Larry Fink’s mortgage idea, possible fuel shortages, and Donald Trump’s true goal.
QBE boss hits back: high insurance premiums are due to risk
Andrew Horton has issued the first response from an insurance industry boss since the opposition leader threatened to break up companies.
‘Worst in a decade’: Why the campaign against renewables is thriving
After a recent boardroom shake-up, Australia’s top renewables industry group wants to take the fight to its enemies.
Macquarie exits green banking alliance in first for local lenders
The company will follow JPMorgan, Citi and Bank of America out of the Net Zero Banking Alliance after the return of Donald Trump to the White House.
Why car prices could rise as Labor’s emission rules hurt manufacturers
The majority of manufacturers are unlikely to meet the government’s vehicle emissions standards.
January
The biggest financial backers of Climate 200 revealed
Two investors donated about $1 million each to the teal fundraising vehicle, while a 94-year-old grandfather matched donations up to $1000 for each year of his life.
WA premier lobbies federal Labor to kill EPA, miners cry foul
Roger Cook is pushing his federal counterparts to scrap a renewed move for a federal Environment Protection Agency – ‘If it’s not good for WA, I’m against it’.
Get moving on charging EV drivers for road use, politicians urged
Having helped kill a Victorian scheme in the High Court, the Commonwealth must step in with a solution for dwindling road-user revenue, says the nation’s peak motoring group.
Husic bets big on making Australian manufacturing great
The Labor MP from Sydney’s inner-west thinks concern over climate change and the risk of global conflict will win out over traditional market fundamentals.
Top CEOs reveal 17 ways to make Australia great again
The executives were asked to think big picture about the risks and opportunities we’re not sufficiently considering. Here are their ideas for a better nation.
Investors should forget DEI and ESG wars and follow the money
Donald Trump’s war on woke has quickly washed up on Australian shores. But investors and companies would be smart to block the noise, and stay rational.
Big super still supports diversity despite Trump
While political shifts in the US have brought to prominence some loud voices, investments should not be subject to short-term and non-evidential noise.
Labor plans more green metal industry subsidies
After a successful push for $2 billion to fund the switch from coal-fired power to renewable energy at four aluminium smelters, lobbyists say more support is needed.
Corporate climate action was sidelined in 2024. This year may be worse
ESG and green concerns became relative afterthoughts last year. A Trump presidency may push them further into the weeds.
Macquarie refuses to say whether it stands by climate commitments
Other major local financial institutions indicated that they remained committed to net zero goals amid a recent pullback by global financial firms.
Macquarie, IFM-backed net zero group suspends itself as Trump looms
The world’s biggest climate finance alliance cited “different regulatory and client expectations” in starting a review and making its membership list secret.