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First national human rights investigation into climate change impacts proceeds despite opposition from fossil fuel companies

Manila, 8 December 2016 – The Commission on Human Rights of the Philippines (CHR) today initiated the next steps in the world’s first-ever national investigation into human rights harms resulting from climate change (1), despite apparent opposition from some fossil fuel companies. A legal petition submitted by 18 individuals and 14 organisations, including Greenpeace Southeast …

Business calls on Opposition and crossbench Senators to cut paid parental leave ‘pay-clerk’ burden

        The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Australia’s largest and most representative business organisation, has welcomed the passage through the House of Representatives last night of the Paid Parental Leave Amendment 2014 that will shift the pay-clerk burden for the existing paid parental leave scheme from business to the Family Assistance …