Ethinvest client Georgina Banks and her daughters travelled to Bangka, Indonesia with ABC’s Compass to uncover what happened to her great aunt, one of the 21 Australian World War II nurses murdered by Japanese soldiers in 1942. Banks travelled to the island to learn more about her great-aunt, Army nurse Dorothy “Bud” Elmes, who was among the women killed on Radji Beach after surviving the sinking of the Vyner Brooke, considered one of the worst atrocities against Australian

This month, economist Saul Eslake has put the government’s budget initiatives to lower housing prices in perspective... and it’s a very good thing for Australians and our economy. Residential property prices are falling in the capital cities, by an average of 2.5% in August according to property market data providers Cotality and Proptrack. Sydney and Melbourne have seen larger drops – 5.6% and 5.7% respectively. The major banks are predicting that capital city prices will b

Encouraging changes are afoot as Federal Energy Minister Chris Bowen this month not only announced an expansion of the national rooftop solar rebate scheme to include large-capacity business, factory, farm and school sites but also a new data centre policy that is likely to rule out gas-powered facilities. Up to now, the federal solar rebate was capped at 100 kilowatts and focused largely on residential home rooftop systems. Speaking at the National Press Club in Canberra, Bo

An LGBTIQA+ refugee who spent years fearing persecution because he is gay has arrived in Australia, becoming the first person resettled through a new program, Bridge to Safety, designed to reach people often shut out of traditional protection systems according to the refugee support charity Forcibly Displaced People Network. The refugee, identified as Farsheed to protect his identity, arrived after lawyers prepared and lodged his visa application through the refugee program

Uptake of solar in Africa shows the continent is entering the global solar revolution. Solar panel imports from China, the world’s dominant producer, rose 60% in the 12 months through June 2025, reaching a record 15 gigawatts, according to an analysis by the energy think tank Ember. The increase offers the first evidence that solar power is beginning to spread beyond a handful of early-adopting countries and across the continent.

Rewiring Australia’s Saul Griffith shows you how to take your next steps to go electric. Open their new Electric Saul website, type in your postcode and you can see what to upgrade next, how to understand the numbers and how to get started on (or continue!) your electrifying journey at home.

Concerned about the proliferation of energy- and water-intensive data centres around Australia and want to have your say? You can make a submission to the Environment and Communications References Committee raising your issues and making recommendations about how they should be regulated - submissions close on the 1st September 2026. Pro tip: the Climate Council’s submission is an excellent starting point for ideas before drafting your own!

Did you know that both residences of the Prime Minister – the Lodge in Canberra and Kirribilli House in Sydney – still use expensive, polluting gas to the tune of $111k in energy bills each year as gas prices rise? Join Friends of the Earth in writing to our PM Anthony Albanese asking him to electrify both residences as soon as possible. In a climate and cost-of-living crisis, we need leaders who can lead, not just ask the Australian people to transition while they sit back.