Ethical living
Do you need a water filter for 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
Latest
The ‘scared’ green activist who is now embracing a nuclear future
Long-time environmentalist Arnold Dix, who gained fame when he helped rescue 41 Indian workers trapped in a Himalayan tunnel, says the threat of climate change means rethinking everything.
- by Annika Smethurst
Opinion
Recycling
When kids get $20 from the tooth fairy, 10¢ to ‘cash a can’ in Victoria isn’t cutting it
Cash for cans is back, and I’m hooked. But my reverse vending machine keeps throwing a wobbly. Could the scheme be too successful?
- by Claire Heaney
Staying undercover: How to make the most of a greenhouse
Whether it takes up most of your backyard or is small enough to pick up and move, a greenhouse is a great addition to your garden.
- by Megan Backhouse
Opinion
Climate policy
If you care about your offspring, you should support ‘nature positive’
So much has been lost, and with such serious consequences, a consensus has emerged that we must now commit to nature repair.
- by Ross Gittins
You know about electric cars. Now Sydney Harbour is about to be carpeted with electric boats
Fast charging stations will be installed across Australia’s eastern coast as demand for electric boats booms.
- by Amber Schultz
Dominic Ryan, Sydney’s modern-day milkman, has a plan to end plastic
It looks like a scene from decades ago: a man delivering glass bottles filled with milk to the doorsteps of Sydney homes early in the morning.
- by Mary Ward
‘Do you vacuum your lampshades?’ It was an idyllic town. Now it’s cursed by coal dust
A former local returns to the small NSW town of Muswellbrook, where he finds an expanded open-cut mining sector, a hollowed-out community and dust – everywhere.
- by Ryan Butta
How to sell your home for $112,000 more than your neighbour
A new report finds how to fetch a higher price, attract more online listing views and make a home more liveable in the meantime.
- by Elizabeth Redman and Jim Malo
After 25 years in Victoria, thrift store chain Savers is setting up in Sydney’s west
The cost of living crisis hasn’t been the only factor behind Savers Australia’s decision to expand into NSW for the first time.
- by Jessica Yun
Opinion
Opinion
Green petrol and eco plastic? Fake ‘Earth friendly’ claims are out of control
The use of vague environmental claims that confuse consumers, such as “eco” or “green”, is being banned in the EU. Australia should do the same.
- by Erin Turner and Gerard Brody
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