We can have democracy without the plastic waste
Analysis
Recycling

We can have democracy without the plastic waste

Corflutes are fully recyclable,but signs from the 2025 election are already winding up in landfill or as litter.

  • byCaitlin Fitzsimmons

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Salmon critics say fish farms should be on land. How it works for Murray cod

Salmon critics say fish farms should be on land. How it works for Murray cod

A sustainable Murray cod farm using freshwater ponds in the Riverina provides a contrast to open-pen salmon farming in the ocean off Tasmania.

  • byCaitlin Fitzsimmons
Planet Ark was unable to stay afloat in a harsh environment
Editorial
Recycling

Planet Ark was unable to stay afloat in a harsh environment

The organisation,which has been at the forefront of working toward a sustainable future for Australia,has unexpectedly collapsed.

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Labor commits to national packaging rules as Planet Ark collapses

Labor commits to national packaging rules as Planet Ark collapses

The environmental charity behind a number of high-profile recycling schemes went into voluntary administration this week.

  • byCaitlin Fitzsimmons
A ‘cull of convenience’? How blue-gum plantations can kill koalas

A ‘cull of convenience’? How blue-gum plantations can kill koalas

Blue gum plantations that surround Budj Bim National Park create boom and bust koala populations. After a recent plantation timber harvest,disaster struck.

  • byBianca Hall
It should be the busiest time of year for Shoalhaven oyster farmers. A sewage spill forced them to close

It should be the busiest time of year for Shoalhaven oyster farmers. A sewage spill forced them to close

Some businesses were able to remain open this week selling oysters harvested a few weeks ago or reselling oysters from other estuaries.

  • byCaitlin Fitzsimmons
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I already knew AI was deeply uncool. Two grown men just proved it
Opinion
AI

I already knew AI was deeply uncool. Two grown men just proved it

Eavesdropping on former colleagues playing dress-ups in a cafe became my moment of clarity.

  • byBrodie Lancaster
Fact check:Does the Tasmanian salmon industry pay tax?

Fact check:Does the Tasmanian salmon industry pay tax?

In the charged debate over fish farming,independent senator Jacqui Lambie has Tassal Group,Huon Aquaculture and Petuna firmly in her sights.

  • byCaitlin Fitzsimmons