Responsible Investment Funds are outperforming standard equity funds, says a new RIAA report, unveiled yesterday in Melbourne.
Australia’s largest coal mine loses bank & govt approvals
After losing environmental approval, Adani Coal has just lost CBA as financial advisors for its controversial $16 billion Carmichael coal mine.
Oxfam Report condemns coal as ‘bad for humanity’
Last week Oxfam released a detailed report stating that renewable energy will be the force to bring people out of poverty – not coal.
Obama’s Clean Power Plan a ‘call to arms’ for Australia
Obama has just announced a radical new policy that will see carbon emissions from US power plants drop by nearly 1/3 within 15 years.
Santos told to get the ‘frack out’ of NT Festival
An open letter to the Darwin Festival signed by 51 artists is calling for the festival to sever ties with sponsor Santos over fracking links. As of yesterday, Australia’s northern most and only tropical arts festival has come under fire for its relationship with major sponsor, oil and gas producer Santos. The challenge was announced in the Alice Springs News by some …
Local Melbourne cafe is spreading the love
Take a walk through Melbourne’s Fitzroy Gardens and you’ll stumble upon a little cafe is spreading joy through food – and giving.
Is Labor’s 50% energy target all bark and no bite?
Bill Shorten is about to announce a 50% RET by 2030, but is this all just lip service? Can Labor change Australia’s energy trajectory?
Uber announces OzHarvest community partnership
Ride-sharing service Uber has just announced a national partnership with food rescue charity OzHarvest to feed the hungry & homeless.
The Quest for the Holy Grail is Climate Change
Yesterday, after nearly half a century, Pope Francis officially changed the Catholic Church’s position on climate change. Here’s why it’s a big deal, and not just for the believers.
Tony Abbott places foot in mouth, accidentally swallows
Earlier this week, Tony Abbot went on air saying windfarms have ‘potential health impacts’ and that he finds them ‘visually awful’.