You’ve Heard of the Gender Pay Gap, but What About the Superannuation Gap?
Beset by inequality, unethical investing practices and scandals, it’s easy to lose faith in the mainstream financial system…
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Haus Proud: This Slow Fashion Brand Is Committed to Reviving Lost Artisanal Skills
Drawing on time-honoured techniques such as hand-dyeing and textile weaving, RŪPAHAUS is as much an extension of founder Stephanie Chandra’s commitment to reviving lost artisanal skills as it is an ethical brand. Now working alongside her two sisters, Adeline and Tasch, with four artisan cooperatives throughout rural Indonesia, every RŪPAHAUS piece of clothing is made…
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Spring Has Sprung! And With It, Our Gorgeous New Issue
Our dreamy and joyful Spring Issue 51 is winging its way into the world, filled with inspiration, good people, great ideas as well as plenty of reasons to feel hope for our heartbroken world. Brimming with thoughtful features, enlightening perspectives and cool DIY projects, take a bit of Peppermint freshness with you into a brand…
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Meet the Winner of the Mumbrella Award for Sustainable Practices… Spoiler, It’s Us!
We don’t tend to blow our own horn too often here at Peppermint, but this news we’re pretty keen to shout from a mountaintop!!! Drum roll please… we are now the proud recipients of the inaugural Mumbrella Award for Sustainable Practices! The Mumbrella Awards have been around since 2010, celebrating the best and brightest across…
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The Monthly Mint: Everything the Peppermint Team Loved In August
It’s time for another edition of The Monthly Mint – a chance for you to join in the Peppermint office chat about all the things we’re loving and living for each month. Here at Peppermint we’re forever on the hunt for the best in sustainable reads, eats and wears to inspire you all. But have you…
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For Young Indigenous Scientists, the Future Is Bright
Founded by Kamilaroi man Corey Tutt, DeadlyScience was established to provide STEM resources to remote schools across Australia…
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Feeling Warm, Looking Cool: A Few of Our Fave Patterns to Sew Your Own Winter Wardrobe
Sew your own winter wardrobe with this quick roundup of a few of our fave patterns for the season. Whether you’re the…
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All Wrapped Up: Our Fave Hacks of This Beloved Peppermint Pattern
Way back when in the olden days of Issue 43, we released the Peppermint Wrap Top. This simple yet infinitely stylish piece was designed in collaboration with In The Folds and features fancy french-seam-finished sleeves to make you feel sleek and on fleek inside and out. (Do the kids still say on fleek? Well, they…
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This IPCC Report Is the Most Sobering Yet – Here’s What You Need to Know
Earth has warmed 1.09°C since pre-industrial times and many changes such as sea-level rise and glacier melt are now virtually irreversible, according to the most sobering report yet by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). The report also found escape from human-caused climate change is no longer possible. Climate change is now affecting every continent,…
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“We Are Looking Back at the Old Ways”: Meet the 2021 Country to Couture Designers
Shining a light on the incredible Indigenous fashion and design talent we have in this country, the Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair Foundation’s (DAAFF) cornerstone fashion event, Country to Couture, is a brilliant showcase supporting and encouraging the growth of First Nations peoples within the industry. Born out of DAAFF’s Indigenous Fashion Projects platform, which centres…
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Right to Repair: Everything You Need to Know About the New Movement Fighting E-Waste
Electronic waste (e-waste) is the single fastest growing waste stream in the world. According to the UN’s e-waste…
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Best of the Month: Everything the Peppermint Team Loved Throughout July
It’s time for another edition of The Monthly Mint – a chance for you to join in the Peppermint office chat about all the things we’re loving and living for each month. Here at Peppermint we’re forever on the hunt for the best in sustainable reads, eats and wears to inspire you all. But have you…
