Ethical living
A pot plant tree, homemade gifts: How to have a sustainable Christmas
The Christmas season affects more than just our wallets and waistlines, so how can you reduce the impact of your yuletide celebrations on the environment?
- by Alyssa Talakovski
Latest
Untapped beauty: The battle to save the wild Scott Reef from mining
Woodside's plans to exploit Australia’s largest untapped gas resource, off the coast of Western Australia, have hit a snag. High-profile Australians including Tim Winton and John Butler are uniting to fight the project.
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Christmas
How to choose sustainable seafood for your Christmas lunch
Farmed Tasmanian salmon is on the naughty list this year, but plenty of delicious options will keep you in the good graces of the environment.
- by Bianca Hall
He’s known for his zero-waste mantra. Now Joost Bakker is turbo-charging it – for his mum
Building with straw, turf and recycled materials are no small-scale fantasy for Bakker: he says the world needs millions more homes like one he’s just built.
- by Andrew Mackenzie
Opinion
Climate policy
In our block of flats, the majority was hung out to dry
A fraction shy of 75 per cent of the vote supported our right to put a clothes-drying rack on our balconies. That wasn’t enough. Strata law needs to change.
- by Vaidehi Shah
Opinion
Animals
I took a Perth kid to the Queensland rainforest. Was I doing something wrong?
We’d looked forward to this spectacular trip so much, and yet at the start I could not quieten the sense of wrongness that had been troubling me for so long.
- by Emma Young
The one simple change you can make to cut household bills
The environmental benefits of switching from gas to electric are well known. New research now shows it could help save your budget, as well as the planet.
- by Bianca Hall
Taste-testing the lab-grown future of meat and milk
Dozens of companies are trying to grow, ferment or even 3D-print meat substitutes. Here’s how they stack up against the real thing.
- by Liam Mannix
Green talent boom: sustainability ‘beast’ demands new graduate skills
A quick online search for “sustainability” jobs throws up more than 16,000 vacancies - but that’s just the tip of the iceberg.
- by Iain Gillespie
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Forestry
WA’s most iconic heritage places to be repaired with overseas wood
The WA Heritage Council has described the lack of WA-grown hardwood as a significant issue for large-scale heritage projects.
- by Hamish Hastie
5 ways to filter your tap water at home
There are many ways to filter tap water. Here are the most effective if you are concerned about PFAS concentrations.
- by Sarah Berry
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