It’s that time in the federal political cycle when voyeurs get to sticky beak at the Commonwealth Register of Members’ Interests which lists the properties, shares, trusts and business interests of every Senator and Member of the House of Representatives. The Point has analysed the holdings of the 151 MPs […]
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If you are as passionate about ESG as we are, perhaps you’d like to be a contributor. The Point ESG News Site is looking for contributors. We need experts in social justice, environmental justice or governance to write for us. We are committed to public interest journalism so you need […]
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The scathing NSW Audit Office report into the state government’s Biodiversity Offsets Scheme chronicles exactly how the scheme has failed to protect nature and benefited developers. The scheme failed to meet 96 per cent of developer demand for species credits and 97 per cent of species credits have never been […]
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Australian businessman and politician Clive Palmer has proposed a new coal mine that environmental groups are saying will most likely impact the Great Barrier Reef prompting the Federal Minister for the Environment and Water, Tanya Plibersek, to propose blocking the coal mine. By Harry Mulholland The Central Queensland Coal Project […]
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Striking nurses urge state to follow Victoria’s lead Nurses and midwives from hospitals across New South Wales put down their tools and took to streets in cities and out the front of hospitals on September 1, striking for better working conditions and a pay increase to offset the rising cost […]
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Australian oil and gas company Santos and elders from the Tiwi Land Council are currently waiting for a Federal Court decision to determine whether Santos can continue to drill gas wells in the Timor Sea. By Harry Mulholland The Federal Court case commenced in June after Tiwi Elder, Dennis Tipakalippa, […]
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Nurses across New South Wales are preparing to take industrial action for the third time this year on September 1, fighting for better staff to patient ratios as hospitals across the state struggle with long wait times and frustrated patients. By Harry Mulholland Every quarter the Bureau of Health Information […]
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The Australian Conservation Foundation has been busy preparing its platy-project, a month-long study of the Platypus to learn more about where they live, and how many live in the wild, so they can prevent a further decline in their numbers. By Harry Mulholland Throughout the month of September, the Australian […]
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According to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare one in six Australians have a disability with many of these individuals facing challenges every day with basic tasks such as self-care, mobility, communication, cognitive or emotional tasks, healthcare, reading or writing tasks, transport, household chores, property maintenance and meal preparation. […]
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Eco tourism is a burgeoning global movement but it is something you can enjoy closer to home than you might think. By Harry Mulholland The Central Coast region of New South Wales, which is widely recognised for its many pristine beaches, bushlands, and gourmet food options, has been recognised as […]
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