Roger Cook faces defamation threat from teen climate protesters

Roger Cook faces defamation threat from teen climate protesters

A concerns notice – the first step in a defamation action – regarding Cook’s comments was sent to his office on Wednesday morning.

  • byHamish Hastie

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Anzac cakewalk:Albo gets a sweet treat in PNG while Duttons stokes home front

Anzac cakewalk:Albo gets a sweet treat in PNG while Duttons stokes home front

The prime minister gets a helicopter re-up while the opposition leader stays home in Queensland.

  • byKishor Napier-Raman andNoel Towell
Why Goyder survived even though his climate plan was panned

Why Goyder survived even though his climate plan was panned

For large investors such as pension and superannuation funds,a vote against what climate activists and experts and some shareholders believe is a vague and feeble plan to reduce emissions in line with the Paris Agreement is a no-brainer.

  • byElizabeth Knight
Biggest climate revolt rocks Woodside as investors turn up heat on emissions

Biggest climate revolt rocks Woodside as investors turn up heat on emissions

Australia’s largest oil and gas company has been hit with an unprecedented investor uprising demanding greater action on climate change.

  • byNick Toscano andPeter Milne
Consumer watchdog refuses to certify green labelling scheme

Consumer watchdog refuses to certify green labelling scheme

The ACCC has not certified a key federal government program used by more than 500 companies to promote their environmental credentials.

  • bySumeyya Ilanbey
‘Upfront,credible and honest’:Woodside boss spruiks climate plan ahead of crucial AGM
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‘Upfront,credible and honest’:Woodside boss spruiks climate plan ahead of crucial AGM

Meg O’Neill says the energy major is working to reduce its emissions but warns it’s not going to be easy or cheap.

  • byPeter Milne
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Top UK fund turns up heat on Goyder as Woodside faces climate revolt

Top UK fund turns up heat on Goyder as Woodside faces climate revolt

Britain’s biggest asset manager will vote to remove Richard Goyder as chair of Australian energy giant Woodside amid a backlash over the board’s climate stance.

  • byNick Toscano
Goyder appeals to Woodside shareholders to back climate plan

Goyder appeals to Woodside shareholders to back climate plan

Woodside chair Richard Goyder has written a last-minute letter to investors ahead of a vote next week on his own position and the company’s plans for climate change.

  • byPeter Milne andNick Toscano
Inside the backlash facing Australia’s biggest energy company

Inside the backlash facing Australia’s biggest energy company

Woodside shareholders are about to decide if the company is doing enough to diversify revenue away from fossil fuels as warnings intensify about emissions heating the planet.

  • byNick Toscano
Qantas baggage haunts under-pressure Goyder at Woodside

Qantas baggage haunts under-pressure Goyder at Woodside

After chairing Qantas during a period when it fell from grace,Richard Goyder is under intense pressure for the second time in less than a year.

  • byElizabeth Knight
Views split on Woodside’s climate stance as investor vote looms

Views split on Woodside’s climate stance as investor vote looms

The company’s credibility will be put to the test this month when backers have their say on its emissions plan and the future of chairman Richard Goyder.

  • byNick Toscano