The Opposition leader has announced where seven nuclear reactors would be located if the Coalition wins government. But the rest of his plan remains threadbare - and it seems intentional.
Climate and environment
A trademark dispute between Robyn Denholm's Wollemi Capital Group and former Macquarie Capital chief Tim Bishop’s climate tech VC firm Wollemi Capital over the words "Wollemi Capital" has ended in defeat for Denholm.
A controversial gas explorer with plans to frack in the NT's Beetaloo Basin and backed by top brokers is emerging as the next big ASX target for activists.
Nanuk Asset Management invests in the companies at the forefront of the global economic transition in a resource-constrained world. Just don't call it an ESG manager.
Australia's biggest telco has moved ahead of the pack in lifting its emissions ambitions, just as the climate wars are heating up again.
The race to roll out a national EV charging network has drawn an array of companies and business models. But amid stiff competition and razor-thin operating margins, not all will survive.
A group representing some of the country's biggest investors including AustralianSuper, AMP and Macquarie has criticised Peter Dutton's shift on climate.
Solar thermal power has been developed in countries around the world but not in Australia, where the number of comparatively lower-priced solar PV farms continues to grow. One local startup is aiming to change that.
Since 2019, RecycleSmart has been collecting all the waste that councils can't recycle, and is now on the cusp of national expansion. Co-founder Giorgio Baracchi explains the difficulty of educating consumers, and why he eschewed a VC raising for equity crowdfunding.
Buyers of Australia's first ever green bonds have been prepared to accept lower returns for exposure to the government’s environmental programs.
Australia is replete with rising climate tech startups, but they struggle to gain access to the VC funding market. Pollination wants to plug this gap.
Australian state governments are ramping up pressure on companies to treat sites contaminated with forever chemicals. SciDev is at the forefront of the clean-up effort.
The family office of Canva co-founder Cam Adams and his wife Lisa Miller has adopted a new form of VC they hope will provide a blueprint for addressing the climate and nature crisis.
The tech giant's carbon emissions have risen 30% since 2020.
The founders of biodiversity platform Xylo Systems faced a steep learning curve to get across AI and the world of VC investing. Camille Goldstone-Henry explains how she and her co-founder Jada Andersen overcame these challenges.
It's not yet clear whether there will be another budget before the next election. But a clear battleground has already been formed from this one - with the Coalition signalling it will fight Labor's Future Made in Australia policy.
With a multi-billion dollar US backer, corporate Australia has watched Pogust Goodhead's arrival with interest, if not fear. Its head of Australia Amie Crichton says it's "time to level a massively uneven playing field" between individuals and industry.
IP Group was the first investor to support Hysata's high-efficiency electrolyser technology, which can now be commercialised after the company completed a $172 million Series B funding round.
Macquarie isn't backing away from its expansive bet on financing the energy transition despite a big profit hit and signs that investors may be losing patience.
The bank's commitment to climate solutions remains intact despite a slowdown in the selling of green assets hitting its full-year result.
ASIC chair Joe Longo warned fund managers remained responsible for decisions they outsource to other managers while building their ESG funds.
Most of the big four banks will actually be financing more CO2 emissions in 2030 than they do today courtesy of loopholes in their fossil fuel exclusion policies.
Hydrogen fuel cells offer several advantages over EVs when it comes to heavy vehicles. But while EV technology is charging ahead, the cost of hydrogen remains stubbornly high, making it unlikely to prevail in the short term.
