‘Loved and hated in equal measure’:The problem with Patagonia

‘Loved and hated in equal measure’:The problem with Patagonia

The outdoor gear brand sits somewhere between an environmental activist group and a sportswear retailer – and commercial success is often not at the top of its priority list.

  • byJessica Yun

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The court case that could change the way your pork is produced

The court case that could change the way your pork is produced

Animal activists have launched a Supreme Court challenge alleging 85 per cent of pigs are suffering unnecessary cruelty.

  • byBianca Hall
‘Refugees in their own country’:Starving cockies flood Perth Zoo vets amid food crisis

‘Refugees in their own country’:Starving cockies flood Perth Zoo vets amid food crisis

Perth’s zoo and black cockatoo rehab centres are struggling with emaciated cockatoos after an unprecedented climate event wiped out their remaining food source.

  • byEmma Young
Kimberley gas fracking plan will ‘sacrifice global icon’:green groups

Kimberley gas fracking plan will ‘sacrifice global icon’:green groups

Green groups say US-run Black Mountain Energy’s plans to frack in the Kimberley will send gas and profit overseas while “laying waste” to WA’s environment.

  • byPeter Milne
Undermining the watchdog is against WA’s nature. We must defend our thin green line

Undermining the watchdog is against WA’s nature. We must defend our thin green line

WA has special natural resources – resources that have helped make our economy strong. But what makes us strong also needs protecting,and now is the time.

  • byJess Beckerling
Whitby removes former Chevron employee from Karratha gas plant appeal

Whitby removes former Chevron employee from Karratha gas plant appeal

Environment Minister Reece Whitby decided to remove Murdoch University Professor Simon McKirdy to maintain public confidence in the appeal committee’s work.

  • byHamish Hastie
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Developer sells stunning land for $100m. The buyer will never build a thing

Developer sells stunning land for $100m. The buyer will never build a thing

Not far from where the Andes Mountains meet the Pacific Ocean,a vast swath of pristine wilderness is changing hands under the most unusual circumstances.

  • byDavid Gelles
Consumer watchdog refuses to certify green labelling scheme

Consumer watchdog refuses to certify green labelling scheme

The ACCC has not certified a key federal government program used by more than 500 companies to promote their environmental credentials.

  • bySumeyya Ilanbey
‘Message must be sent’:Jail terms almost tripled for climate activists who shut down West Gate Bridge

‘Message must be sent’:Jail terms almost tripled for climate activists who shut down West Gate Bridge

Two Extinction Rebellion activists who used a hire truck to block peak-hour traffic,causing a woman to give birth on the side of the road,have had their jail terms almost tripled on appeal.

  • byErin Pearson
Dozens arrested as climate protesters bring CBD traffic to a standstill

Dozens arrested as climate protesters bring CBD traffic to a standstill

Police said 32 people had to be removed from the intersection outside Flinders Street Station after an Extinction Rebellion protest weaved its way through city streets.

  • byAlex Crowe andAshleigh McMillan
West Gate Bridge climate protesters appeal three-week jail sentence

West Gate Bridge climate protesters appeal three-week jail sentence

One day into their prison stint,the Extinction Rebellion activists appealed their sentence for public nuisance and obstructing police after blocking traffic with a truck on Tuesday morning.

  • byLachlan Abbott