AASB S2 Reporting: what we learned in year one.
Group 2 entities begin their first AASB S2 reporting period on 1 July 2026. The
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Social licence to operate in project development: still relevant, still misunderstood
Social licence to operate is one of the most used and least understood concepts. It often appears in board papers, approvals documents and media
Beyond brick and tile
The decision by Treasurer Jim Chalmers in last month’s Federal Budget to limit negative gearing
Getting a critical minerals project across the line
Last Thursday I attended the CEDA Critical Minerals lunch in Perth. The speakers were some
The case for proactive engagement
Proponents and their advisors will easily recognise examples of communities mobilising to make their influence felt. This is rarely due to bad faith actors, but rather driven by compressed timeframes and occurs when organisations underestimate the underlying community sentiment. When consultation stops
Why reporting still matters after the Budget.
Last week's Federal Budget proposed doubling the revenue and gross asset thresholds that define a
Betting the house
Both the Albanese and Cook Labor governments have used the past week to pitch their housing budgets. WA Treasurer Rita Saffioti delivered the Cook Government’s last Thursday with
The Resilience Budget
Not every government that builds a strong fiscal position knows what to do with it.
Jobs, health, housing: a path to a fourth term
Metronet's final station, Midland, opened in February. The Cook Labor Government is now switching tracks
Social performance is earned, not just reported
Across WA's resources, energy, and infrastructure sectors, a gap is widening between what organisations report
Integrated Reporting, combined reporting, and why the distinction matters
Across Australia, more organisations are combining their financial and non-financial reporting into a single annual
A State of resilience
Australia exports many of the building blocks of the global energy transition while importing the
Will the fuel crisis burn renewables in the budget?
Australia’s fuel crisis is about to collide with the budget. Panic-buying has hit service stations,
Solving stakeholder engagement failure is simpler than you think
Across Australia's resources, energy, and infrastructure sectors, stakeholder engagement is widely recognised as essential, and
Convergence from conflict
The conflict in Iran and resulting impacts on global energy security have provided policy makers
WA’s Community Benefits Guidelines Get It Right
In my last piece, I argued that WA’s immunity to the renewables pushback sweeping Australia
Kemerton to close. What’s next for critical minerals?
Albemarle’s decision to idle its Kemerton lithium hydroxide plant near Bunbury is extremely disappointing. Not
Malcontents and the middle
The internecine bloodlust that has beset the right-wing and centre-right of Australian politics has presented