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Raija Sunshine

Make Believer

There’s not enough notes in a pit of dead end jobs not enough quavers in a river clogged with carp or sincere prayers for an angel playing the harp There’s...

Tommy

Tommy is a fencesitter he sits outside the nursing home watching the world go by on Barkly Street Tommy’s got the kindest eyes he tells people “You’ve got personality and the...

Oliver

Oliver, I’m just a messenger you say your heart will go on far above the ocean some people will never stop waiting for the right wave to surf to...

The machine is here

In our attempts to be known babies born with umbilical cords attached to phones where is please and thank you and how do you do where is respect where is...

Let things be

There’s a song in the air singing us awake the sweeper in the sky’s taken morning glory off the roof please turn off the news it doesn’t make sense they’re...

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Eco Voice Q & A with Nguyen Nhat Ha Chi, ESG Manager at Dragon Capital

Ms. Chi, ESG Manager at Dragon Capital Background Ms. Chi, ESG Manager at Dragon Capital. Her current responsibilities are to oversee the ESG integration into investment of both public and private equities as well as ESG compliance to international standards. Her background is environmental science with a Master Degree on Environmental Engineering and Management. Her […]

The copper and carbon conundrum: solving mining’s double challenge

By Tom Cawley, CEO and Executive Chair, MaxMine Amid the global trend towards decarbonisation, the world faces a significant rise in demand for copper to support electrification and renewable energy goals. With only 30% of the required volume able to be satisfied by recycling; the stark reality is the balance will need to be mined and refined. […]

JAGGAER Awarded Gold Medal from EcoVadis for Sustainability Performance

JAGGAER, a global leader in enterprise procurement and supplier collaboration, announced it has been awarded a Gold Medal from EcoVadis for its sustainability performance. The Gold Medal places JAGGAER among the top 5% of all companies rated by EcoVadis in the 12 months prior. Among the EcoVadis rated industry peers JAGGAER ranks within the top […]

Winners of the Smart50 Awards 2024 announced

Pay.com.au has been named the fastest growing Australian SME at SmartCompany’s annual Smart50 Awards night.  Top 50 fastest growing companies in Australia who made the Smart50 list collectively made $912 million in FY24 alone, up 84% from the previous year. Smart50 also recognises exceptional businesses and leadership in key categories. This year the winners include: […]

Australian-first research program to examine discrimination experiences launches

Monash University’s Campus Cohesion research program – the first major research program in Australia to examine the discrimination experiences of Jewish, Israeli, Muslim, Arab and Palestinian students and staff concurrently – was officially launched today by The Honourable Jason Clare MP, Federal Minister for Education. Led by Director of the Australian...

How Australian podcasts fit into the news cycle & ignite cultural moments

The Australian podcasting news industry continues to grow. While Australian audiences do consume content from international brands like the BBC, they also exhibit strong affinity for independent Australian productions over mainstream sources. In a period of uncertainty amidst Apple’s recent update to automatic download policies Australia’s podcast...

Australia, Can You Contain Your Waste? Join the National Challenge, 18-24 November 2024

Australia, it’s time to reduce, rethink, and contain your waste like never before! Keep Australia Beautiful’s ‘Contain Your Waste’ Challenge is back, running from 18-24 November 2024. This national event invites Australians to rethink consumption habits by aiming to fit an entire week’s worth of waste inside a single container of their choice—whether it’s a bin, box, or […]

‘Pioneering’ ecological park takes out national award

Artist impression of the accessible Tree Top Loop path. Sunshine Coast Council The vision to create a “place of cherished nature and ecological wonder” has been bestowed a national honour. The Sunshine Coast Ecological Park Master Plan took out the Landscape Architecture Award for Landscape Planning at the recent Australian Institute of Landscape Architects national awards. It […]

Hectares of empty factory and warehouse rooftops are the solution to renewables’ tyranny of distance

By Partners in Performance A major barrier to renewable energy expansion in Australia is the strong opposition from rural communities who fear the takeover of arable land by solar farms, wind turbines and transmission pylons, all to satisfy the needs of EV-driving city dwellers. Critics also cite infrastructure costs to connect a myriad of renewable […]

Out of the box: Officeworks launches Bring it Back for Business to help reduce technology waste from landfill

To accelerate efforts in reducing technology waste ending up in landfill, Officeworks haslaunched its ‘Bring it Back for Business’ initiative for National Recycling Week. This program empowers business customers to recycle their unwanted office accessories, including monitors, cables, keyboards, ink, toner, and other hard-to-recycle items.  Expanding its popular ‘Bring it Back’ program, from Tuesday 19 November Officeworks will offer business customers in Victoria, with plans to expand across […]

AUSTRALIA COMMITS TO SUPPORT CLIMATE ACTION FOR APAC NEIGHBOURS

THE HON DR JIM CHALMERS MP TREASURER THE HON CHRIS BOWEN MP MINISTER FOR CLIMATE CHANGE AND ENERGY THE HON JOSH WILSON MP ASSISTANT MINISTER FOR CLIMATE CHANGE AND ENERGY The Australian Government is supporting action on climate change in our region through guaranteeing up to US$200 million (approximately A$300 million) worth of Asian Development […]

Collecting

Collecting is a fabulous hobby. The problem is when you die you have no control over who gets what…unless you put it in your will. Some collections can be worth a lot and others are worth peanuts. Last year I cleaned out my in-laws house. It was...