Joanna Mather - The Australian Financial Review - Thursday 10 October The Minerals Council of Australia has quietly announced plans to develop a climate action strategy after a campaign by major investors including superannuation funds.In a statement posted on its website on Tuesday, the Minerals Council...
James Frost and Joanna Mather - The Australian Financial Review - Friday 13 September The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has been forced to defend the regulator's performance in the wagyu and shiraz case that saw its arguments that Westpac broke responsible lending laws close to...
Clancy Yeates and Ben Weir - The Sydney Morning Herald - Friday 13 September The corporate cop has defended its move to appeal a Federal Court ruling in a high-profile case against Westpac, saying it is worried lending standards will be eroded if the decision is...
Alex Druce - AAP - Friday 13 September ASIC listened to calls from distressed debtors and spoke with various consumer advocacy groups but Federal MPs have suggested the regulator still doesn't have enough evidence to justify its appeal of a responsible lending judgement. ASIC told MPs on...
Alex Druce - The Daily Telegraph - Friday 13 September THE corporate watchdog says it is acting in the interests of the “broader economy” in appealing the Federal Court’s decision to throw out a responsible lending lawsuit against Westpac. But Federal MPs have questioned whether the regulator...
Joanna Mather - The Australian Financial Review - Friday 13 September Liberal politicians have taken aim at a community grant provided to a superannuation "activist" group under one of the corporate regulator's enforceable undertakings. Super Consumers Australia, which is associated with consumer group Choice, received $2.5 million...
Rebecca Urban - The Australian - Friday 06 September A Deakin University student club says it has been censored over social media posts criticising gender ideology and a new Victorian law that makes it easier for transgender people to alter their birth certificates. Members of the...
David Crowe - The Sydney Morning Herald - Friday 06 September The past few years have been so volatile in federal politics it is easy to forget the moment Australia stumbled toward a deal with China it would have deeply regretted. Years of work went into an...
Joanna Mather - The Australian Financial Review - Friday 06 September Liberal Senator James Paterson has questioned the use of an "artificial quota" to decide how much a superannuation fund invests in climate change-related initiatives. Construction industry fund Cbus has announced it will direct 1 per cent of its...
Wednesday 21 August - The Australian Financial Review - Phillip Coorey Education department officials as well as national security and cybersecurity experts will meet university representatives on Wednesday to thrash out guidelines governing collaborative research, amid government concerns over growing Chinese encroachment. Senior sources said the government...