Good afternoon, A senate inquiry has taken aim at the Albanese government’s Climate Active Carbon Neutral labelling program, slamming the initiative for promoting greenwashing, while the regulator said it could not give it a stamp of approval for the program because its rules were not clear. Macquarie has built a reputation for spotting a financial trend long before anyone else. Any sudden shift in strategy is worth taking note, writes Eric Johnston. Meta’s new artificial intelligence tool has ranked Malcolm Turnbull and Anthony Albanese as among Australia’s five best prime ministers, while labelling Tony Abbott and Scott Morrison as controversial and named Peter Dutton among the least humane politicians – sparking fresh concerns of political bias from big tech. The Australian sharemarket finished stronger in a relief rally as tensions in the Middle East appeared to stabilise over the weekend.The ASX 200 closed 1.1 per cent higher at 7,649.2 points on Monday, with all sectors except energy finding support. The broader All Ordinaries also rose 1.1 per cent at 7,902 points. |