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In our block of flats, the majority was hung out to dry

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

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I took a Perth kid to the Queensland rainforest. Was I doing something wrong?
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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 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

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

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
WA’s most iconic heritage places to be repaired with overseas wood
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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
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5 ways to filter your tap water at home

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
The ‘scared’ green activist who is now embracing a nuclear future

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
When kids get $20 from the tooth fairy, 10¢ to ‘cash a can’ in Victoria isn’t cutting it
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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

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
If you care about your offspring, you should support ‘nature positive’

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

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