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Many of us are now dressed head to toe in plastic thanks to the invention of cheap and durable textiles like polyester. But the extent of the environmental impact from these garments might surprise you — we've tracked the life cycle of a polyester top from an oil field, through to when you chuck it in the bin.

Do you know your PP from your HDPE, and your PVC from your soft plastics? Plastic recycling is a minefield, so here's how to tell what you're dealing with and which bin you should put it in.

The death of a platypus found in a city suburb may reflect the fate of the entire species if we don't pay closer attention to how this Australian animal is faring.

The dingo fence does its job keeping the predator at bay — but that single change has cascading effects on the environment, right down to the shape of the sand dunes.

There are 21 Catholic public hospitals across Australia. These women say they were deprived healthcare on religious grounds.

Carefully curated supermarkets use design to manipulate what you buy — and too often it's products that harm your health. Here's how you can navigate the minefield.

After almost two weeks of complaints to housing authorities, Pierre Gawronski learned his next-door neighbour had passed away. He says this tragedy is the symptom of a failing system.

For four months, I've been investigating Australia's vast collection of South-East Asian antiquities, and what I've found is alarming: a story of dodgy dealers, looted temples, and some of the world's most exclusive collections, writes Mario Christodoulou.

Alex's Bible study classes started taking over his life. Then, he found out who was pulling the strings.

Dawn was in the best shape of her life. Months later, she was having fungus cleaned out of her spine.

We asked Australians if they could identify the traditional owners of their area. The answers varied wildly. See how your area's awareness compares.

Trust in religious leaders is dropping, but some Australians say they've never been 'closer to God'. So what's going on?

Set in a subterranean colony, Under-Earth contemplates a modern conundrum: how do you live a meaningful life in a broken system?

A New York Times writer copped flak recently for declaring the Thai fruit "stinks of death" — highlighting a media diversity issue that Australian food writers are working to remedy. 

Thalu is a cheeky, post-apocalyptic adventure conceived, developed and shot in a small Pilbara town, and grounded in Ngarluma culture, language and lore.

Nathan Beard created a virtual exhibition inside Animal Crossing: New Horizons after COVID-19 restrictions saw his gallery show closed prematurely.

From race riots to natural disasters, six snappers explain how they 'got that shot' and the conditions they faced to capture their most important images.

In Australian cartoonist Pat Grant's plague-ridden Lucky Country, harvested algae is a commodity worth more than gold and Kevin '07 campaign t-shirts are archaeological treasures.

The rise of the Aboriginal superhero continues with "total badass" Thylacine, a Pilbara hunter and Suicide Squad's newest recruit.

Can comics and graphic novels be literary? The Stella Prize thinks so, but when cartoonist Mandy Ord's publisher submitted her poignant slice of life comic memoir into the running, she thought it was "completely wild".

From arcade classics to mobile phone hits, six pioneering video-game makers tell us their pick of must-know, must-play games currently on display at the National Film and Sound Archive.

Coronavirus whistleblower, dissidents and freedom of speech are at the heart of a new exhibition by Badiucao, self-described as the Chinese-Australian artist hunted by the Chinese Government.

The meditative TV experience invites you to watch Pilbara painter Allery Sandy transform a blank canvas into a magnificent artwork, using kebab sticks and a mattress-foam sponge.

A collective of young dancers is reclaiming culture and healing trauma — one move at a time.

Thirty years ago a South-African dancer, Vietnam veteran and African-American Arts activist founded Australia’s premiere Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander dance company. Today their empowering legacy lives on in theatres and in a new digital archive.