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- Reuters
INSIGHT-Australia's #MeToo puts miners and ministers in crosshairs of history
Australia's mighty #MeToo wave is piling pressure on mining and political leaders who are preparing to face a reckoning over sexual harassment scandals stretching from the arid Outback to Parliament House. The political response to revelations of workplace harassment is a white-hot issue in the run-up to a May 21 national election, with the ruling conservative coalition itself assailed by accusations of sexual impropriety and poor handling of an alleged rape case inside the parliament building in Canberra. Meanwhile, mining companies are bracing for the publication next month of a report by Western Australia into sexual harassment at their operations in the state, one widely expected to zero in on their internal handling of complaints.
- Reuters
Glass Lewis recommends vote against Woodside Petroleum's climate plan
MELBOURNE (Reuters) -Proxy advisory firm Glass Lewis has recommended Woodside Petroleum shareholders reject the company's climate report at its annual meeting this month, saying it lacks substance. Woodside's plan lags efforts by other oil and gas companies on tackling customers' emissions, Glass Lewis said in a report seen by Reuters, adding it was concerned by the Australian company's dependence on carbon offsets instead of operational changes to meet emissions reduction targets. Woodside should also spell out how it plans to spend its stated green project investment target of $5 billion by 2030, it said.
- Bloomberg
BHP Vows to Stay Out of Lithium Rush With Shortages Set to Fade
(Bloomberg) -- Among elevated metal prices, lithium stands out, as booming electric-vehicle sales send the battery component skyrocketing. Conspicuously, the world’s biggest mining company has no plans to join the rush.Most Read from BloombergEU Push to Ban Russian Oil Is Stalled by Hungarian DemandsDay Trader Army Loses All the Money It Made in Meme-Stock EraPhilippines Election: Marcos Rival Alarmed Over Voting GlitchesUkraine Latest: Japan to Phase Out Russian Oil; Crude SwingsSaudis Cut Oil
