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Clorox Australia fined $8.25 million for misleading claims on recycled plastic in GLAD bags

“The Court’s decision sends a clear message to companies: misleading environmental claims will not be tolerated.”

Reshaping reality: climate change’s impact on Pasifika girls’ lives

50% of girls and young women from six Pacific countries surveyed as part of recent research reported missing out on school due to climate events, with 74% of surveyed girls in Tuvalu having this experience.

Yes, paper straws suck. Rather than bring back plastic ones, let’s avoid single-use items

Problems with finding viable substitutes to single-use plastics is one of the many challenges involved in phasing them out.

Clean nation, bright future: Strategies for a litter-free nation

Addressing the litter crisis requires teamwork and mutual support between citizens and the administration.

How to lose the planet

The acidification of rivers and chemicalization of soil, air, and food, undergirded with a constant supply of ‘slow violence’ continues to the creation of graveyards in many developing nations.

In 2025, let’s make it game on – not game over – for our precious natural world

Since Europeans arrived in Australia, much of the country has become severely degraded.

COP29 seals $460bn deal amid India’s criticism, island nations’ walkout, and Australia accused of climate ‘lip service’

The COP29 climate summit concluded in Baku, Azerbaijan, with a landmark agreement to channel over $460 billion annually towards helping developing nations combat the...

Australia is hosting the world’s first ‘nature positive’ summit. What is it, and why does it matter?

Biodiversity loss threatens global financial stability, putting at least US$44 trillion (A$64 trillion) of economic value at risk.

Deep-sea mining conference spurs rare Cook Islands protest

Skeptics say such minerals are already plentiful on land and warn that mining the seabed could cause irreparable damage to an environment that is still poorly understood. 

Fiji’s vanishing shores – villagers battle against coastal erosion

For generations, the villagers lived in harmony with the sea, drawing their sustenance from its abundant resources.

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53-foot tractor-trailer driver Baljeet Singh pleads guilty in deadly pileup, was playing phone game and fled to India

The crash killed 42-year-old mother Nancy Lefrançois and her 11-year-old son Loïc Chevalier, who were travelling in a passenger vehicle struck in the collision.

Indian Premier League could be played in Australia, Adelaide Oval explores plan

The proposal is part of a broader idea to strengthen cricket ties between Australia and India.

Perth toddler Sandipan Dhar’s death ‘probably preventable’ after missed blood test, coroner says

21-month-old Sandipan died in March 2024 after being taken to hospital with a persistent fever that had lasted for weeks.
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