Voice Referendum – Market Forces statement in support of YES vote

Voice Referendum - Market Forces statement in support of YES vote

Market Forces supports a YES vote in the upcoming referendum to recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in the Constitution and establish an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice. We also support full implementation of the Uluru Statement from the Heart. Market Forces acknowledges our work takes place on … Read More

Coal and media need to wake up and smell the smoke

Coal power plant

By Antony Balmain, Media and Communications Manager, Market Forces Sometimes it seems as if I am living in a parallel universe.  This week, Whitehaven Coal, one of Australia’s largest coal miners, announced record profits and forecast growth plans completely incompatible with global climate goals. Yet not a single media outlet … Read More

Big four banks loan $10.7 billion to coal since Paris Agreement

10 May 2023 Market Forces’ new analysis shows Australia’s big four banks – ANZ, Commonwealth Bank, NAB and Westpac – have loaned a combined $10.7 billion to the coal industry since the Paris Agreement was signed, with ANZ ($3.6 billion) and NAB ($3.3 billion) the worst offenders. In recent years, … Read More