Australian industry super funds are investing in companies involved in the Gaza genocide, and unions are not demanding they stop. Andrew Gardiner reports. Protected by rules putting a member’s “best financial interests” over ethical, environmental or social considerations, the vast majority of Australia’s industry superfunds are all-systems-go on ...
Amid headlines of ‘Hanson surge’, ‘Labor landslide’, and ‘Liberal bloodbath’, the reality of the South Australian election is not much will change. Recently anointed Croweater Kim Wingerei reports*. As widely expected, Labor’s Peter Malinauskas will continue as Premier of South Australia for another four years. Labor will have at least
The Labor Government again refuses to sanction charities that help fund illegal settlements and the Israeli war effort, as Senator Mehreen Faruqi accused the government of subsidising violence. Stephanie Tran reports. Senator Faruqi has today used a Senate speech to renew pressure on Labor after it again rejected a proposal
With the Prime Minister considering a 25% tax on gas exports, the gas cartel has quickly launched a counter campaign. Rex Patrick calls out an industry crying “wolf”. UK windfall tax In 2022 when Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, already rising oil and gas prices soared. That lead to bumper
The major parties have learned to control the narrative at the expense of courage, with policy reduced to fragments, slogans, and lines tested for survival, not truth. Andrew Brown on why Labor is no longer the party of reform. Part 3 of 6. Political retreat does not arrive with a
The Trump regime goes from madness to madness, ignoring any and every international law. Michael Pascoe writes Trump’s latest threat looks like a promise. Make no mistake, there is no easy or early end to the Middle East quagmire Donald Trump has dumped the world into, encouraging the mad king
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 ...
Australian industry super funds are investing in companies involved in the Gaza genocide, and unions are not demanding they stop. Andrew Gardiner reports. Protected by rules putting a member’s “best financial interests” over ethical, environmental or social considerations, the vast majority of Australia’s industry superfunds are all-systems-go on ...
Amid headlines of ‘Hanson surge’, ‘Labor landslide’, and ‘Liberal bloodbath’, the reality of the South Australian election is not much will change. Recently anointed Croweater Kim Wingerei reports*. As widely expected, Labor’s Peter Malinauskas will continue as Premier of South Australia for another four years. Labor will have at least
The Labor Government again refuses to sanction charities that help fund illegal settlements and the Israeli war effort, as Senator Mehreen Faruqi accused the government of subsidising violence. Stephanie Tran reports. Senator Faruqi has today used a Senate speech to renew pressure on Labor after it again rejected a proposal
With the Prime Minister considering a 25% tax on gas exports, the gas cartel has quickly launched a counter campaign. Rex Patrick calls out an industry crying “wolf”. UK windfall tax In 2022 when Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, already rising oil and gas prices soared. That lead to bumper
The major parties have learned to control the narrative at the expense of courage, with policy reduced to fragments, slogans, and lines tested for survival, not truth. Andrew Brown on why Labor is no longer the party of reform. Part 3 of 6. Political retreat does not arrive with a
The Trump regime goes from madness to madness, ignoring any and every international law. Michael Pascoe writes Trump’s latest threat looks like a promise. Make no mistake, there is no easy or early end to the Middle East quagmire Donald Trump has dumped the world into, encouraging the mad king
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 ...