Environment
Sustainability
Opinion
Recycling
I went looking for a needle in a haystack, and I found so much more
There’s joy and redemption to be found at the local tip.
- by Richard Glover
Latest
Sydney Harbour is getting electric hydrofoils. What’s it like to ‘fly’ in one?
The boats skate up to a metre above the water, using technology honed for the America’s Cup.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Push to deliver solar to 2.5m apartment dwellers gains traction
Houses are still 10 times more likely to have rooftop solar panels than apartments, but the financial case for solar on strata buildings is better than ever.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
‘We took them for granted’: Australia’s cities are losing their stars
Light pollution means city dwellers, and even residents of country towns, are increasingly missing out on the majesty above their heads.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Analysis
Electric vehicles
Ferrari’s first EV costs $900,000 – and so far it’s not going well
Woke brainwashing or petro-nostalgia? The new Ferrari Luce has drawn comparisons to the Nissan Leaf and is stirring a violent response.
- by Nick O'Malley
Perspective
Plastic
Tooth powder and blocked drains: My week without single-use plastic
Single-use plastic is ubiquitous, but alternatives are growing. It should be simple for an environment reporter to live for a week without it, right? Wrong.
- by Bianca Hall
How an Australia-first facility is tackling south-east’s fashion waste
Second-hand clothing stores seem to be on every corner, but a new local facility is aiming to solve the issue of textile waste, with the help of AI.
- by Neesha Sinnya