Westpac abandons funding for thermal coal miningWe’re sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We’re working to restore it. Please try again later.DismisscloseAdvertisementBy Log in, or to save articles for later.Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text sizeAdvertisementWestpac says it will stop funding mining projects for coal to be used for power generation by 2030, as part of a broader commitment to reach a net-zero emissions business model by 2050.It will also ensure that the emissions produced by the energy production projects it does finance are dramatically reduced by...…Westpac abandons funding for thermal coal miningWe’re sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We’re working to restore it. Please try again later.DismisscloseAdvertisementBy Log in, or to save articles for later.Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text sizeAdvertisementWestpac says it will stop funding mining projects for coal to be used for power generation by 2030, as part of a broader commitment to reach a net-zero emissions business model by 2050.It will also ensure that the emissions produced by the energy production projects it does finance are dramatically reduced by...WW…

Tesla surges above $US500 for first time, leaving analysts in the dustWe’re sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We’re working to restore it. Please try again later.DismisscloseAdvertisementBy Log in, or to save articles for later.Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text sizeAdvertisementTesla just made history, with a little help from its shareholders, as the electric carmaker's stock price topped $US500 a share on Wall Street for the first time.Tesla shares jumped 9.8 per cent to close at $US524.86 as investors continued to throw more weight behind the company and its...…Tesla surges above $US500 for first time, leaving analysts in the dustWe’re sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We’re working to restore it. Please try again later.DismisscloseAdvertisementBy Log in, or to save articles for later.Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text sizeAdvertisementTesla just made history, with a little help from its shareholders, as the electric carmaker's stock price topped $US500 a share on Wall Street for the first time.Tesla shares jumped 9.8 per cent to close at $US524.86 as investors continued to throw more weight behind the company and its...WW…

Investors urge governments to go green for coronavirus recoveryWe’re sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We’re working to restore it. Please try again later.DismisscloseAdvertisementBy Log in, or to save articles for later.Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text sizeAdvertisementMajor investors, Australian superannuation funds and the International Energy Agency are urging governments to seize the green opportunity to drive economic growth after the coronavirus pandemic and avoid the risks they see in high carbon emitting projects."Recovery plans that exacerbate climate...…Investors urge governments to go green for coronavirus recoveryWe’re sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We’re working to restore it. Please try again later.DismisscloseAdvertisementBy Log in, or to save articles for later.Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text sizeAdvertisementMajor investors, Australian superannuation funds and the International Energy Agency are urging governments to seize the green opportunity to drive economic growth after the coronavirus pandemic and avoid the risks they see in high carbon emitting projects."Recovery plans that exacerbate climate...WW…

Police will ‘splinter doors’ to suppress Mongols-Rebels war over Baldivis shootingWe’re sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We’re working to restore it. Please try again later.Advertisement , register or subscribe to save articles for later.Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time.AdvertisementThe acting boss of WA Police’s gang crime squad says the force is concerned about more bikie gang violence on Perth streets, revealing this week’s shooting in Baldivis allegedly involved members from the Mongols and Rebels outlaw motorcycle clubs.Detective Senior...…Police will ‘splinter doors’ to suppress Mongols-Rebels war over Baldivis shootingWe’re sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We’re working to restore it. Please try again later.Advertisement , register or subscribe to save articles for later.Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time.AdvertisementThe acting boss of WA Police’s gang crime squad says the force is concerned about more bikie gang violence on Perth streets, revealing this week’s shooting in Baldivis allegedly involved members from the Mongols and Rebels outlaw motorcycle clubs.Detective Senior...WW…

Gina Rinehart’s Liontown stake balloons as share raid continuesWe’re sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We’re working to restore it. Please try again later.Advertisement , register or subscribe to save articles for later.Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time.AdvertisementBillionaire Gina Rinehart is continuing her raid on lithium miner Liontown Resources’ stock, dethroning its chair as the largest shareholder and becoming a critical player in Albemarle’s looming takeover.On Friday, Rinehart’s company Hancock Prospecting confirmed it had acquired further...…Gina Rinehart’s Liontown stake balloons as share raid continuesWe’re sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We’re working to restore it. Please try again later.Advertisement , register or subscribe to save articles for later.Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time.AdvertisementBillionaire Gina Rinehart is continuing her raid on lithium miner Liontown Resources’ stock, dethroning its chair as the largest shareholder and becoming a critical player in Albemarle’s looming takeover.On Friday, Rinehart’s company Hancock Prospecting confirmed it had acquired further...WW…

Locked and loaded: Controversial Fremantle police station gets the green lightWe’re sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We’re working to restore it. Please try again later.Advertisement , register or subscribe to save articles for later.Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time.AdvertisementWA Police’s proposed four-storey station in the historic heart of Fremantle has been approved by the state government’s development assessment panel.The five-person Metro Inner-South JDAP (Joint Development Assessment Panel) considered arguments for and against the $100...…Locked and loaded: Controversial Fremantle police station gets the green lightWe’re sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We’re working to restore it. Please try again later.Advertisement , register or subscribe to save articles for later.Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time.AdvertisementWA Police’s proposed four-storey station in the historic heart of Fremantle has been approved by the state government’s development assessment panel.The five-person Metro Inner-South JDAP (Joint Development Assessment Panel) considered arguments for and against the $100...WW…

This week on The Reporter podcast, Michael Thomson and Gary Adshead discuss the case of Ashton Foley and Michelle Gonzales.Foley was a $200,000-a-year chief operating officer at a major West Australian hospital, then chief executive of a rural Victorian hospital. Gonzalez was a two-bit fugitive fraudster wanted in the United States.He’s still struggling to comprehend how – and why – they turned out to be one and the same.Loading…This week on The Reporter podcast, Michael Thomson and Gary Adshead discuss the case of Ashton Foley and Michelle Gonzales.Foley was a $200,000-a-year chief operating officer at a major West Australian hospital, then chief executive of a rural Victorian hospital. Gonzalez was a two-bit fugitive fraudster wanted in the United States.He’s still struggling to comprehend how – and why – they turned out to be one and the same.LoadingWW…

The implications of David Sharaz’s public declaration to bow out of his year-long defamation row with West Australian senator Linda Reynolds remain unclear, with his lawyers revealing not even they have “crystallised” what that means for the upcoming trial.The former defence minister has been pursuing former staffer Brittany Higgins and her fiance, David Sharaz, for damages and aggravated damages for more than a year over several social media posts she claims were defamatory of her.Both had been defending the defamation case until almost a fortnight ago when Sharaz took to social media...…The implications of David Sharaz’s public declaration to bow out of his year-long defamation row with West Australian senator Linda Reynolds remain unclear, with his lawyers revealing not even they have “crystallised” what that means for the upcoming trial.The former defence minister has been pursuing former staffer Brittany Higgins and her fiance, David Sharaz, for damages and aggravated damages for more than a year over several social media posts she claims were defamatory of her.Both had been defending the defamation case until almost a fortnight ago when Sharaz took to social media...WW…