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Pawsitive Planet! Sustainable Pet Products For Our Furry Friends

Furred, feathered, fishy, scaled… The pets we choose are as diverse as our personalities. (And apparently, quite often we resemble each other.) But they all...

Stories You Wear: Inside the Magpie Goose Exhibition with Amanda Hayman

When you hang a painting on a wall, the story stays put. But when you wear a beautifully made garment that may as well be...

Roll with it: How One Brisbane Designer Created the Award-winning Cart We Didn’t Know We Needed

We all do it: fire up the car for a 5-minute drive to pick up groceries, drop off sewing supplies, or run a quick errand...

No sweat! Meet the ethical activewear brand that’s bringing their A-game, sustainably

Here’s a question: who decided that natural fibres aren’t a great fit in activewear? For Geraldton mum-of-four Jade Payne, that question became paramount after a...

Old School Cool: Inside Miss Midgley’s Heritage Hotel

Fancy a getaway in a heritage building that was once a hospital, an orphanage AND a school in a previous life? Despite what your initial...

All we want for Christmas… is, um, covetable clothing and an ethical supply chain

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas! And around here, that means mindful spending and meaningful gifts that last. Sure, this approach requires a...

Makers gonna make: Angela D’Alton and Renée Baker on supporting Australia’s creative community

When the algorithm gods reward dance trends over hand-thrown ceramics, and building a website feels more stressful than a tax return, where’s a maker to...

Creativity and Culture: Museum of Brisbane’s Walking Art Tour

Time-travelling lungfish floating in a mosaic of glass tiles, a four-breasted female empowerment goddess cast in bronze, and a striking botanical sculpture spanning 15 metres,...

Issue 64: Our gorgeous summer issue is full of creativity, inclusivity and belonging

Our new issue is here! And its beautiful cover art by Lisa Congdon proudly proclaims a sentiment near and dear to our Peppermint hearts: you belong...

Haunt Couture: Why Laura Jackson Decided To Up Her Pyjama Game

You’ve probably heard it from your Nan: always wear nice undies, because you never know what might happen! (And who might catch a glimpse.) But...

“We’re all stardust”: pianist Rose Riebl on the power of silence and creating from loss – and life

Some kinds of wisdom only arrive through transformation – the sort that comes from holding both an ending and a beginning in your hands at...

Jingle Those Bells: The Finders Keepers Markets Are Coming to Town!

Get those sensible walking shoes ready because The Finders Keepers spring/summer markets are making their merry way to Sydney and Melbourne. And look, as much...

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