DNA tests expose massive mislabelling of seafood in Australia
More than 10% of the seafood sold in Australia is not what's on the label and threatened species sometimes wind up on the plate, DNA tests suggest.
Eat your cup: Melbourne’s Good Edi celebrates second birthday with first pop-up store
The cups by Good Edi can hold hot coffee or tea for about 40 minutes and won’t leak a cold drink, such as a smoothie, for about eight hours.
“Unrealistic”: Peak retail body asks ACT government to revisit plastic ban deadline for businesses
With the next stage of the plastic ban coming into effect from July 1, the peak retail body has labelled the deadline as "unrealistic" and urged the government to revisit the dates.
UK-Australia free trade agreement may be “gold standard” but misses the mark on climate action
The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade analysed the impact of the free trade agreement with the United Kingdom but did not raise concerns over its climate ambition.
Electric vehicle batteries are an environmental nightmare unless we repair, reuse and recycle them
The answer to the question of “Are electric vehicles really eco-friendly?” largely depends on how we manage the downsides associated with their batteries.
How Radhika Mayani’s Left-handesign is making stationery plantable, one country at a time
Left-handesign turns over an annual six-figure revenue and is expanding into Australia’s growing eco-ethical market.
Aussie enviro-tech startup Samsara Eco teams up with Lululemon to create infinitely recyclable textiles
Aussie enviro-tech startup Samsara Eco will partner with activewear giant Lululemon to create what the company says will be the world’s first infinitely recycled textiles.
Australia’s electric vehicle strategy is finally here. But is it enough?
Australia’s first National Electric Vehicle Strategy was released yesterday but does it live up to the expectations?
Why Italy should rethink its ban on lab-grown meat
The reason provided by Italy’s minister of agriculture for the proposed ban on lab-grown meat is mainly to protect Italian farmers.
After quitting sugar, Sarah Wilson wants Australia to quit its next big habit: natural gas
A decade after Sarah Wilson published her book I Quit Sugar, she’s launching a new campaign to sound the alarm about the health dangers of gas in our homes. Fittingly, the campaign, which has launched in partnership with the Climate Council, is called ‘I Quit Gas’.
Something is better than nothing on climate action, right? Right?
The general response to the safeguard mechanism negotiated between Labor and the Greens is it’s far from perfect climate policy — but it’s a start.
Easter’s coming. How does your favourite chocolate brand fare on child labour and the environment?
What distinguishes a company that makes “good” chocolate (chocolate untainted by child labour, modern slavery, deforestation and the overuse of agrichemicals) from one that merely makes chocolate?