Clean Up Our Act

Why is it that the food and drink that we invariably spill on our clothes often turn out to be the ones that stain the...

The Air That We Breathe

In Australia, we often take our basic needs like clean water and fresh air for granted. But with pollution on the rise, people all over...

Calling All Phones

While there’s no shame in going weak at the knees for a shiny new gadget every now and then, but that doesn’t mean we should...

Shark Week 2013

This cat-on-a-roomba and a series of other ‘finny’ memes may have become the face of Shark Week this year, but do you know what it’s...

Sustainability. Just Do It.

Having suffered several scandals in the past, sportswear giant Nike are now attempting to clean up their image with the release of a new sustainability...

On the Cusp

What does our future look like? A new exhibition, CUSP: Design into the Next Decade, sees 12 diverse designers each develop their own creative solutions to some...

Plastic Free July

Most of us have heard of Dry July, but our biggest state is also throwing down an environmental challenge for the month. Earth Carers have...

Save the Waves

As if you needed any more reason to visit Berlin, here’s just one more: from 2-4 July 2013, a huge parley to raise awareness of...

Learning from Germany

There are many differences between Australia and Germany, but after living in Berlin for a year, I found the biggest one was recycling. Germans rock...

Banning The Bag

It’s been a long time coming (10 years, in fact) but the Tasmanian Government has finally announced that the state plans to rid itself of...

Muster ‘Em Up

Remember the days when mobile phones were called “bricks” and the battery would last for weeks? You probably still have a few lying around. In...

Change Makers

Despite being an environmental leader in its own right, clothing giant Patagonia wants to support others to make a positive difference in the world. It...