When Australia's Socceroos took to the field for a World Cup qualifier, many viewers expected the match to showcase the nation's footballing ambitions. Instead, it highlighted a different contest unfolding in Canberra: whether the Albanese government has done enough to remove gambling from Australian sport. Despite sweeping new legislation, betting promotions remained visible during parts of the broadcast, reinforcing concerns that children and families will continue to be ex

More than a quarter-century after the last blast furnace fell silent in Newcastle, steelmaking is set to return to the city in a dramatically different form. GreenSteel Australia has committed AUD $500 million to build an electric steel mill on the site of the former BHP steelworks, a project that promises to revive one of Australia's historic industrial centres while replacing coal-fired production with renewable-powered manufacturing. The facility, expected to begin opera

The inaugural “Unpackit Awards” just launched by key environmental organisations show the leaders and laggards of Australia’s mounting plastic pollution crisis. Australia is the second highest generator of single-use plastic waste per person in the world using a staggering 147kg of plastic per person per year. Launched by the Australian Marine Conservation Society (AMCS), WWF and the Plastic Free Foundation, the awards expose those stepping up to find solutions and those perp

Ethinvest's Community Impact Foundation (CIF) has just reached a major milestone! Through the generosity of our 77 giving clients, the CIF now has $35 million ethically invested funds in its corpus, and growing. This has allowed our CIF clients to donate an impressive $3.8 million last financial year to more than 250 Australian charities doing great work on issues including climate change and conservation, First Nations justice and advocating for children and refugees. For t

A new Comms Declare report has identified more than 260 coal, oil and gas-backed programs targeting Australian children through schools, museums and junior sporting organisations, prompting calls for tighter regulation of the fossil fuel industry. Coal, oil and gas companies have built a broad network of partnerships across Australian schools, museums and children’s sporting organisations, according to a new report by climate advocacy group Comms Declare that has prompted cal

Hannah Ritchie at Our World in Data has broken down where deforestation is embedded in internationally traded crops and where it is exported and imported to and from, including Australia. An unbelievable 995,000 hectares of deforestation was embedded in internationally traded commodities in 2023 in everything from beef and oil seeds to stimulants (yes, that’s coffee and chocolate!) and fibre crops. The data exposes the profound impact of international trade in commodities and