Higher rates, higher anxiety: Investors face a new market reality
For decades, investors benefited from a powerful tailwind: falling interest rates that lifted the value of shares, property and bonds…
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Canberra’s invisible influence: Fresh scrutiny falls on growing lobbyist influence
The dangerous political influence of vested interests in Canberra is facing renewed scrutiny after a recent ABC Four Corners investigation,…
Continue readingJailed whistleblower David McBridge is now free, but whistleblower protection laws still don’t work in Australia
Former military lawyer and whistleblower David McBride was just released from prison on parole after two years behind bars but…
Continue readingLongest electric aircraft flight offers hope for climate-friendly flying
Heart Aerospace celebrated a huge milestone in August with its successful first electric X1 demonstrator aircraft flight. The largest battery-electric…
Continue readingNew eco burial options are emerging across Australia
A new not-for-profit company, Earthly Legacy, and a Sydney lawmaker are seeking to make human composting a legal alternative to…
Continue readingThis month’s good news: Important melanoma breakthrough
For decades, melanoma has been among the most feared forms of skin cancer, particularly in Australia, where rates are among…
Continue readingDemand your elected officials step up action to regulate single use plastic
The federal government announced in September 2026 it will shelve a 2023 promise to implement national packaging standards aimed to…
Continue readingGeorgina Banks joins ABC’s Compass to reveal the story of 21 nurses killed in WWII
Ethinvest client Georgina Banks and her daughters travelled to Bangka, Indonesia with ABC’s Compass to uncover what happened to her great…
Continue readingHousing prices are down – and that’s great for Australia
This month, economist Saul Eslake has put the government’s budget initiatives to lower housing prices in perspective… and it’s a very…
Continue readingBowen’s New Clean-Energy Triple Play
Encouraging changes are afoot as Federal Energy Minister Chris Bowen this month not only announced an expansion of the national rooftop…
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