At Transform, the big Green Building Council of Australia’s big yearly event in Sydney this week we couldn’t help taking a pulse of what the mood was in relation to the National Construction Code and other green rating tools in the lead up to our Big Debate on the topic on 31 March. In our chats around the industry it’s triggered a lot of shaking heads ...
We asked Davina Rooney how she saw the challenge of the National Construction Code and other green rating tools at this critical point in the evolution of the green building industry. Here’s what she told us.
From our perspective, this is a really important moment. Australia is trying to tackle both a climate challenge and a housing affordability ...
Among our favourite highlights from the Green Building Council of Australia’s TRANSFORM conference this week were some pointed explosions on the issue of return on investment for clean air, for instance. Ridiculous, was the answer. Or that at Davos, people had Thesaurus apps at the ready to make sure they would not offend Donald Trump. Ridiculous ...
The Labor Government has told the Senate that Australian charities don’t have to comply with international law, nor will they be compelled. Stephanie Tran reports. The Albanese government has rejected a proposal to strip tax-deductible status from Australian charities found to be supporting illegal occupations, amid mounting scrutiny over donations
While the “Iran war” is fuelling Israel’s desire for Middle East chaos, Australia finds itself in strategic quagmire of confused priorities and escalating energy costs. Stuart McCarthy reports. According to the 2023 Defence Strategic Review, Australia is confronting the “worst strategic circumstances since WWII.” A need to “pivot” from pointless
New laws are poised to pass the Senate and enshrine ASIO’s extraordinary powers of interrogation without proper judicial, parliamentary or public review. Marcus Reubenstein reports. In July 2025, an extension of Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) powers to detain suspects without judicial warrants and with limited access to legal ...
The annual UBS Global Investment Returns Yearbook offers an opportunity to take a step back from the daily news cycle and reflect on drivers of returns over the long-term. This is always a valuable exercise for investors.
Beating inflation over the long-term
In times of geo-political tensions, it can be easy to move to ‘safer’ investments. The ...
The charity of former Melbourne power couple Luke and Cate Sayers has shuttered its website and failed to lodge its annual accounts with authorities.
The post Frydenberg’s curse lingers over feuding Sayers appeared first on The Klaxon.
The latest manoeuvre by BHP and co in their Goliath v David court case against an injured coal miner is to run him out of money, which he doesn’t have. Michael West reports, having finally obtained the transcripts! The extraordinary perversion of justice proceeds apace in the case of the
Intergenerational bickering continues and with over 50% of voters in the Gen Z and Millennial cohorts, Canberra is listening to the grievances from young Australians.
Allegra Spender the independent member for Wentworth released a 75-page tax reform white paper and Treasurer Jim Chalmers has announced there will be significant tax changes included in ...
For all the talk of energy transitions, oil and gas markets remain at the centre of the global economy.
When oil and gas are cheap, inflation is low and growth is strong. When they rise sharply, the opposite usually follows.
That matters for Australia because oil and gas are becoming more expensive as the US escalates its war with Iran.
Reflecting ...
The RBA has managed to make a questionable interest rate decision worse by undermining its own credibility, as the dollar drops. Michael Pascoe writes. The Law of Unintended Consequences is always at work. It’s a fair bet those who crafted the RBA review and the cheer squad who campaigned for
At Transform, the big Green Building Council of Australia’s big yearly event in Sydney this week we couldn’t help taking a pulse of what the mood was in relation to the National Construction Code and other green rating tools in the lead up to our Big Debate on the topic on 31 March. In our chats around the industry it’s triggered a lot of shaking heads ...
We asked Davina Rooney how she saw the challenge of the National Construction Code and other green rating tools at this critical point in the evolution of the green building industry. Here’s what she told us.
From our perspective, this is a really important moment. Australia is trying to tackle both a climate challenge and a housing affordability ...
Among our favourite highlights from the Green Building Council of Australia’s TRANSFORM conference this week were some pointed explosions on the issue of return on investment for clean air, for instance. Ridiculous, was the answer. Or that at Davos, people had Thesaurus apps at the ready to make sure they would not offend Donald Trump. Ridiculous ...
The Labor Government has told the Senate that Australian charities don’t have to comply with international law, nor will they be compelled. Stephanie Tran reports. The Albanese government has rejected a proposal to strip tax-deductible status from Australian charities found to be supporting illegal occupations, amid mounting scrutiny over donations
While the “Iran war” is fuelling Israel’s desire for Middle East chaos, Australia finds itself in strategic quagmire of confused priorities and escalating energy costs. Stuart McCarthy reports. According to the 2023 Defence Strategic Review, Australia is confronting the “worst strategic circumstances since WWII.” A need to “pivot” from pointless
New laws are poised to pass the Senate and enshrine ASIO’s extraordinary powers of interrogation without proper judicial, parliamentary or public review. Marcus Reubenstein reports. In July 2025, an extension of Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) powers to detain suspects without judicial warrants and with limited access to legal ...
The annual UBS Global Investment Returns Yearbook offers an opportunity to take a step back from the daily news cycle and reflect on drivers of returns over the long-term. This is always a valuable exercise for investors.
Beating inflation over the long-term
In times of geo-political tensions, it can be easy to move to ‘safer’ investments. The ...
The charity of former Melbourne power couple Luke and Cate Sayers has shuttered its website and failed to lodge its annual accounts with authorities.
The post Frydenberg’s curse lingers over feuding Sayers appeared first on The Klaxon.
The latest manoeuvre by BHP and co in their Goliath v David court case against an injured coal miner is to run him out of money, which he doesn’t have. Michael West reports, having finally obtained the transcripts! The extraordinary perversion of justice proceeds apace in the case of the
Intergenerational bickering continues and with over 50% of voters in the Gen Z and Millennial cohorts, Canberra is listening to the grievances from young Australians.
Allegra Spender the independent member for Wentworth released a 75-page tax reform white paper and Treasurer Jim Chalmers has announced there will be significant tax changes included in ...
For all the talk of energy transitions, oil and gas markets remain at the centre of the global economy.
When oil and gas are cheap, inflation is low and growth is strong. When they rise sharply, the opposite usually follows.
That matters for Australia because oil and gas are becoming more expensive as the US escalates its war with Iran.
Reflecting ...
The RBA has managed to make a questionable interest rate decision worse by undermining its own credibility, as the dollar drops. Michael Pascoe writes. The Law of Unintended Consequences is always at work. It’s a fair bet those who crafted the RBA review and the cheer squad who campaigned for