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My summer in Norway left me sad for Australia’s future
In the month I spend there, I learn that Norway is a country where the perks of clever policy abound. But it’s who pays for these perks that is so exasperating.
- Lucianne Tonti
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I’m in the self-care aisle at Woolies, but I’m not here to buy shampoo. I’m on a covert mission
This masthead sent a packaging expert images of products with recycling symbols and labels. None were recyclable in Australia.
- Hannah Kennelly
The four small daily habits that will minimise your waste
Australians produce 5.2 megatons of landfill a year. Tackling it can feel like an impossibly high mountain to climb, but there are simple ways to cut it down.
- Nick Newling
Residents of Rongelap were rescued in 1985, they long to return home
The Castle Bravo bomb was detonated in 1954 at Bikini Atoll, just 140 kilometres from Rongelap Atoll, a classic Pacific paradise with an enormous lagoon.
Should you boycott the US? The 20 biggest questions in travel right now
We posed 20 of the most pressing questions that should be on travellers’ minds to a group of experts across a range of categories. Here’s what they had to say.
- Lee Tulloch
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- Animals
Ratsak is losing its bite: How to get rid of the rats in your ranks
Black rats in Australia have developed a genetic mutation that’s linked with resistance to common rat poisons. And there’s more bad news.
- Bianca Hall
‘You don’t know what you’re missing out on’: Meet Australia’s new Mrs Thrifty
There’s a new generation of people finding fresh reasons to preserve their homegrown food.
- Andrew Hornery
How to put fallen leaves to work in your garden
The magic of seasonal foliage lies in the vibrant colours, but also in the decay that comes next.
- Megan Backhouse
How to buy clothes you won’t want to purge in a year’s time
A cost-of-living crisis and greater emphasis on sustainability has led many to reassess their shopping habits for the better, but there’s an art to choosing the right pieces – and it’s more than “buy once, buy well”.
- Jennifer Barger
‘Not going to stand for this’: The IKEA exec emboldened by Donald Trump
In the face of the US president’s strident attack on climate action, this IKEA executive has urged fellow corporates to stay the course.
- Jessica Yun