How a feisty turtle named Seven Hook is revealing the secrets of Sydney’s underwater nurseries

How a feisty turtle named Seven Hook is revealing the secrets of Sydney’s underwater nurseries

Young turtles are feasting on delicacies in the city’s waterways and spending a surprising amount of time alongside humans.

  • byAngus Dalton

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Australia steps in to stop countries watering down plastics pact

Australia steps in to stop countries watering down plastics pact

The Environment Minister has flown to Paris for critical talks on the proposed global treaty,saying she is concerned other countries are trying to make the targets voluntary instead of legally binding.

  • byAnthony Galloway
Coles to stop selling reusable plastic bags Australia-wide

Coles to stop selling reusable plastic bags Australia-wide

Supermarket giant Coles will phase out reusable plastic bags by July,following a similar move by Woolworths in April.

  • byAshleigh McMillan
The Aussie tackling an ocean-spanning seaweed ‘monster’

The Aussie tackling an ocean-spanning seaweed ‘monster’

A gigantic belt of seaweed that can be seen from space has bloomed in the Atlantic since 2011. An Australian woman wants to turn it into plastic.

  • byAngus Dalton
Consumer watchdog urged to step in on so-called ocean plastic

Consumer watchdog urged to step in on so-called ocean plastic

Some brands boast their products are made from recycled plastics dredged from the ocean. But there’s little to stop them using that label for plastics picked up on land.

  • byTracey Ferrier
We consume a credit card worth of plastic each week. What is it doing to our health?

We consume a credit card worth of plastic each week. What is it doing to our health?

Microplastics are everywhere and we consume them all the time. We still don’t know how bad that is for us.

  • bySarah Berry
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The mission to clean up Bali’s beaches and end ‘trash season’

The mission to clean up Bali’s beaches and end ‘trash season’

The coastline of the Indonesian island is one of its greatest tourist attractions but every year a mass of plastic debris and other rubbish washes up on its beaches.

  • byAmilia Rosa andChris Barrett
REDcycle declared insolvent after handing plastic stockpile to supermarket giants

REDcycle declared insolvent after handing plastic stockpile to supermarket giants

The company behind Coles and Woolworths’ soft plastics recycling program has been wound up,days after signing an agreement to hand its 124,000-tonne stockpile over.

  • byChris Vedelago
One hundred per cent ‘preventable’:Report raises questions about train safety at Ohio toxic crash site

One hundred per cent ‘preventable’:Report raises questions about train safety at Ohio toxic crash site

The preliminary report comes as residents in East Palestine report a range of health concerns,such as respiratory problems,rashes,and unusual odours.

  • byFarrah Tomazin
‘We didn’t ask for this’:Residents report ill health after Ohio toxic disaster

‘We didn’t ask for this’:Residents report ill health after Ohio toxic disaster

Two weeks after a train carrying hazardous material came off the tracks,locals are still feeling the effects. The town is also having to deal with a celebrity influx.

  • byFarrah Tomazin
Government will intervene if voluntary codes don’t fix recycling debacle:Plibersek
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Government will intervene if voluntary codes don’t fix recycling debacle:Plibersek

With the nation failing to reach recycling targets,the government says it is prepared to step in with regulations should voluntary codes fail.

  • byNick O'Malley