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5 things you should know about e-scooters and the law

by Vanessa Johnston, RMIT University, Melanie Davern, RMIT, Robbie Napper, Monash University and Marilyn Johnson 12 September 202412 September 2024

Big gas overcharged consumers $1.8 billion, and ‘no one is stopping them’

by Bevin Liu 11 July 202411 July 2024

Is MasterChef gaslighting us?

by Bevin Liu 22 May 202422 May 2024

Waste and recycling

Stop looking away from recycling

by Bevin Liu 16 April 202418 April 2024

Three ways brands can penetrate consumer choice in ESG

by Bevin Liu 14 March 202414 March 2024

“Time to step up” – white paper calls for architects and designers to implement wellbeing into designs

by Bevin Liu 8 February 20248 February 2024

Victorian Green scheme now generating more garbage than savings

by The Fifth Estate 1 February 20247 February 2024

Poll on electric homes – 11 barriers that home owners say is stopping them

by Tim Forcey, My Efficient Electric Home 9 November 202310 November 2023

Here’s an app to help you prepare your house for the bushfire season

by Bevin Liu 24 October 202324 October 2023

“You wouldn’t leave your fridge door open at home” – supermarket giant raises its stakes in sustainability

by Bevin Liu 5 October 20235 October 2023

The Conversation

Worried about heat and fire this summer? Here’s how to prepare

by Celeste Young, Victoria University, Nima Izadyar, Victoria University and Roger Jones, Victoria University 19 September 202319 September 2023

Can tiny homes be the sustainable fix-all to the cost-of-living crisis?

by Bevin Liu 14 September 202314 September 2023

Guy on Penny Farthing, two people on a convertible looking at him in Austria

Infrastructure & transport

Australians need to ‘get on their bikes’ – so how are our biggest cities going?

by Bevin Liu 12 September 202312 September 2023

No more knickers in an unsustainable knot

by Bevin Liu 29 August 202329 August 2023

Waste and recycling

Now you can eat chocolate and lollies and know the wrappers are recycled plastic

by Bevin Liu 10 August 202331 August 2023

Caucasian father and toddler daughter happily mixing ingredients in bowl together, in kitchen at home using a gas stove

Consumers to save on energy bills by going green

by Bevin Liu 10 August 202310 August 2023

Painting by numbers: is product stewardship scheme Paintback delivering on its promises?

by Wendy Frew 8 August 20235 September 2023

Here are 8 things to ask about your new electric car

by Bevin Liu 3 August 20233 August 2023

Thousands of Queenslanders expected to save with the new energy efficient appliance rebate

by Bevin Liu 1 August 20232 August 2023

Solar panel technician with drill installing solar panels on house roof on a sunny day in Queensland

Cost of living pressures drives sustainability for consumers

by Annie Hall 27 June 202327 June 2023

UTS Special Series

Five ways to make fashion more sustainable

by Kate Burgess 16 May 202317 May 2023

Gas stove top

Stop gaslighting us! Gas is bad, for people and planet

by Rose Mary Petrass 1 February 20221 February 2022

Electric Bike

Wheelie popular: E-bikes take charge of the roads

by Rose Mary Petrass 27 January 202227 January 2022

Colourful Gumboots upcycled to garden pots

Out with the new: 7 in 10 Australian consumers want to extend the life of their possessions

by Rose Mary Petrass 19 January 202231 January 2022

Amazon Rainforest Deforestation

Your choice of fashion brands may cause deforestation

by Rose Mary Petrass 21 December 202121 December 2021

Levi’s – a new direction in fashion

Broken Phone

Australians face “significant and unnecessary barriers” to Right to Repair

by Rose Mary Petrass 9 December 20219 December 2021

Consumers relying on brands to break sustainability deadlock

by Duncan Murray 10 November 202111 November 2021

“The Block”, but green

by Poppy Johnston 10 September 202113 September 2021

Image by Rudy and Peter Skitterians from Pixabay

Hanging greenwashing out to dry

by Duncan Murray 29 April 202130 April 2021