Destroying bees a sad necessity
Opinion
Letters

Destroying bees a sad necessity

Having to stand by and watch these socially minded,superbly organised animals be euthanised must be a terribly distressing experience

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Meet the Mornington Peninsula teens tackling the beauty industry’s plastic problem

Meet the Mornington Peninsula teens tackling the beauty industry’s plastic problem

When Daisy and Matilda Johnson struggled to find refillable skincare products they loved,launching their own line felt like the right move.

  • byNajma Sambul
Australia risks being ‘left behind’ as EU bans fossil fuel cars from 2035

Australia risks being ‘left behind’ as EU bans fossil fuel cars from 2035

Major carmakers say Australia will be left with the cars no one else will take if it doesn’t get behind EVs,after the EU’s decision to ban the sale of fossil fuel cars and vans within 12 years.

  • byMiki Perkins
It’s a win for the Earth but ditching plastic is a huge headache at these WA landmarks

It’s a win for the Earth but ditching plastic is a huge headache at these WA landmarks

WA’s coffee-to-go trailblazers were once a modern marvel of convenience,but the clock is ticking on how well they can deal with the world’s next big change.

  • byHolly Thompson
Proposed Straddie art gallery will be late and cost twice as much

Proposed Straddie art gallery will be late and cost twice as much

As a major report calls for tourists to be given more reason to visit North Stradbroke Island,one possible drawcard is still years away.

  • byTony Moore
‘Chrissy walks in with John Legend…’:Why LA’s in love with a former Aussie farm boy

‘Chrissy walks in with John Legend…’:Why LA’s in love with a former Aussie farm boy

A lush garden,style cred and social media savvy helped Australian Richard Christiansen build a hip Californian brand – along with a few famous friends.

  • byAmelia Lester
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Looking for peace in paradise when mining no longer pays the bills

Looking for peace in paradise when mining no longer pays the bills

For the first time,the Queensland government has earnt no money from sand mining on Straddie. Native title is also changing the landscape,so where does that leave the community?

  • byTony Moore
The popular western suburb foreshore which topped WA’s ‘rubbish in the river’ survey

The popular western suburb foreshore which topped WA’s ‘rubbish in the river’ survey

The section of Swan River averaged 151 pieces of plastic per square metre along the shore.

  • byPeter de Kruijff
Australia’s hard rubbish culture a shock to my third-world perspective
Opinion
Recycling

Australia’s hard rubbish culture a shock to my third-world perspective

When I walk to my local cafe I’m alarmed by the amount of hard rubbish left out on the kerb. Back home we would never throw out these items that still can be used.

  • byMaida Pineda
Labor pledges new environment agency and Brisbane-based minister

Labor pledges new environment agency and Brisbane-based minister

Earlier in the campaign Terri Butler decried the federal environmental approvals process and said the system must return to decisions based on environmental law.

  • byTony Moore
International travel’s back,but there’s good reason to explore at home
Opinion
Travel

International travel’s back,but there’s good reason to explore at home

In these climate impacted times,I just don’t want to blithely join throngs of Australian tourists circumnavigating the globe pointlessly,getting drunk in generic bars or lounging on beaches all day while the planet burns.

  • byJames Norman