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Mixed results at Bjelke-Peterson estate sale

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2020
... members of the government or public service. It was also reported widely that he proposed HIV screening in Queensland Aboriginal communities and it was alleged in several newspapers that he told another MP he hoped HIV would wipe out these communitie ...

Indigenous foundation teams up with super funds

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2020
... aims to achieve financial prosperity for Indigenous Australians, and super funds can benefit from its wide network of Aboriginal community organisations. "It is well known that Indigenous Australians have lower super balances than the rest of the population ...

First Nations Foundation gets COVID-19 funding

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2020
... has a proven record of delivery, having developed the world's first digital financial literacy program developed for Aboriginal people by Aboriginal people in 2019. We have also reconnected $24 million in super with 1600 Indigenous people across 21 communities," ...

AustralianSuper gives Rio Tinto slap on the wrist

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2020
Rio Tinto got a talking to from AustralianSuper in relation to it blowing up a 40,000 year old Aboriginal heritage site, but the fund won't be selling down its $1 billion dollar stake. AustralianSuper chief investment officer and deputy chief executive ...

Industry fund drops Rio Tinto amid sacred site outcry

HARRISON WORLEY, ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2020
... Billiton has halted plans to expand its South Flank iron ore mining operation which may destroy up to 86 significant Aboriginal heritage sites in the central Pilbara dating back 15,000 years. The Guardian reported that BHP's plans were approved by ...

Hold super accountable for miners' actions: Future Super

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2020
... managing director Kirstin Hunter has disavowed the plans of mining giant BHP, which may destroy up to 86 significant Aboriginal heritage sites in the central Pilbara under plans to expand its South Flank iron ore mining operation, according to The Guardian. ...

NGS Super sets up impact committee

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2020
... a perfect example, we want to look at how we can source [it] from organisations run by people with disabilities or aboriginal people," she said. The second job for the committee will be to look at its internal practices and implement more sustainable ...

Future Fund returns 1.9% for the quarter

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2019
... received a $7.8 billion investment from the government which is being deployed in line with its investment mandate. The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Land and Sea Future Fund ("ATSILS Fund") established in February has returned 1.3% since then. ...

First carbon neutral super fund named

KRISTI CHENG  |  TUESDAY, 3 SEP 2019
... footprint include the purchase of a limited number of certified offsets, such as savanna burning projects that support Aboriginal employment in the Western Australia's Northern Kimberly region and tree planting initiatives in the Babinda rainforest. ...

Banks sluggish on Indigenous financial inclusion

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2019
... recognise different cultural attitudes towards money, a new report from the First Nations Foundation reveals. Of the 620 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (ATSI) people interviewed, a staggering 75% had some difficulty accessing help from financial ...