Gas Producer Santos Faces New Climate Claim in Landmark Greenwashing Case August 25, 2022 By Matthew Burgess Activists mounting one of the world’s first legal challenges over corporate greenwashing have expanded a case against gas producer Santos...
Australia Should Force Firms to Report Human Rights Abuses in Anti-Slavery Law: Analyst April 8, 2022 By Matthew Burgess Australia should force companies to report potential human rights abuses as part of a review of its modern slavery disclosure...
Climate Class Action Suit to Proceed Against Australia Government October 11, 2021 By Matthew Burgess A class action lawsuit that claims Australia is misleading investors by failing to disclose the impact of climate risk in...
As Insurers Pull Back from Australia’s Bushfire Zones, They Could Become Uninhabitable January 24, 2020 By Matthew Burgess Australian wildfires that have razed thousands of homes and blackened an area about the size of England may also create...
Malaysia, Australia Investigate Massive Commercial, Governmental Data Breaches November 2, 2017 By Shamim Adam, Matthew Burgess and Yoolim Lee Malaysia is investigating the theft of mobile-phone records for 46.2 million customers, while an online security lapse in Australia exposed...
Cat 4 Cyclone Debbie Pounds Australia; Insurance Council Declares Catastrophe March 28, 2017 By Matthew Burgess and Michael Sin A powerful cyclone tore into Australia’s northeastern coast on Tuesday, forcing thousands of people to flee, shuttering coal to gold...
Worst Cyclone in 6 Years Set to Pummel Coast of Queensland, Australia March 27, 2017 By David Stringer and Matthew Burgess The worst cyclone in six years is set to smash into the coast of Queensland on Tuesday morning, forcing thousands...