# Super Funds and Australia's Energy Future | Melbourne News Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/melbourne-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7572838/super-funds-and-australia-s-energy-future-melbourne-news Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/melbourne-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7572838/super-funds-and-australia-s-energy-future-melbourne-news.md Podcast: [Melbourne News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!](https://stenobird.com/podcast/melbourne-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7572838) Published: 2026-07-25T20:54:56+00:00 Episode link: https://sources.thednn.ai/d0a2c462968c1b82 Audio file: https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/8c46daae-d2c2-465e-b47b-362b58428ce8.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/melbourne-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7572838/episodes/super-funds-and-australia-s-energy-future-melbourne-news Duration seconds: 119 ## Resource Australia’s $4.5 trillion retirement fund is sitting on a massive opportunity to power the nation’s clean energy future—but it’s not moving fast enough. While just under 1% of top super funds have invested directly in renewables since 2020, billions are still flowing into fossil fuels. Funds are caught between delivering returns and meeting government performance benchmarks, which some say are stifling innovation. A current review of those benchmarks could unlock a new era of investment in renewables—potentially giving Aussies a direct stake in the energy transition and helping cut costs for big projects already struggling with delays and high prices. Listen in comfort: Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting. Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai. View sources & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/d0a2c462968c1b82 ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/melbourne-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7572838/episodes/super-funds-and-australia-s-energy-future-melbourne-news/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/melbourne-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7572838/super-funds-and-australia-s-energy-future-melbourne-news.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.