Leaders need to “throw everything” at winning Australia’s bid to host a key climate summit as the nation finds itself in a global race to net zero. Australia has teamed up with the Pacific in a proposal to jointly host the 2026 United Nations Climate Change...
The prime minister has trimmed expectations Australia’s goods and services tax could be raised as part of a suite of changes that includes lower income taxes. While he did not want to rule any policy changes in or out of the government’s economic reform agenda, Anthony...
Recharging electric cars by the side of the road is expected to become easier in one state after a $5 million investment designed to spark more vehicle adoption. The NSW government plans to add another 549 car-charging facilities in 130 suburbs over the coming year, with...
“A win for free speech in Australia.” This is what Elon Musk’s lawyers have said after overturning government orders blocking a post claiming transgender people belonged in a mental institution. Musk’s social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, and Canadian activist Christopher Elston have been in...
Despite “deficits” and “negativity” surrounding Closing the Gap narratives, Indigenous businesses are slowly becoming the engine driving social change because they are grounded in their own communities. A landmark report from Supply Nation found Indigenous businesses create $42.6 billion of social value each year and allow...
Five years ago, companies of all shapes and sizes were setting net zero targets. Reality has since caught up with a number of them, with Climate Integrity director Claire Snyder of the view some had little intention of ever following through on their promises. “It’s very easy...