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NewsSydney's New Slow Fashion Market Is Dedicated to Ethical and Sustainable Wares
Showcasing fashion and accessories made from sustainable, non-toxic materials — from retailers that either make the fashion themselves or pay their workers fair wages.
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NewsVessel Nundah Is Brisbane's New Zero-Waste Skincare and Homewares Store
Take your own reusable bottles to fill up on cleansers, moisturisers, dishwashing liquid, soap and more.
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NewsMelbourne Is Getting a Fleet of New High-Capacity Trains Next Year
They're 20-percent bigger than any of the trains currently on the tracks.
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NewsThe Roof of The Glen Shopping Centre Will Be Turned Into an Enormous Sky Garden
The 4000-square-metre Sky Garden will be part of a huge new residential complex.
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NewsOpal Fares Are Getting Another Price Hike Next Month
The NSW Government announced a price increase of 2.2 percent.
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NewsConstruction on Melbourne's 2000-Square-Metre Urban Rooftop Farm Has Begun
It will sit atop one of the world's most sustainable shopping centres in Burwood East.
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NewsOpen House Melbourne's Biggest Ever July Program Is a Deep Dive into Modernist Architecture
Featuring a jam-packed calendar of screenings, talks and installations, plus tours of the city's most interesting buildings.
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NewsYou Might Soon Be Able to Ditch Your Go Card on Brisbane Public Transport
The Queensland Government is set to trial digital ticketing via mobile phones, smart watches and credit cards.
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NewsControversial Bike Sharing Service oBike Will Disappear from Melbourne's Streets
The bikes are currently being rounded up and shipped out.
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NewsIKEA Is the Latest Company Pledging to Ban Single-Use Plastics
And by 2030, all of its products will be made with renewable and recycled materials.
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NewsUber's Carpool Service Is Launching in Melbourne Next Week
UberPool will cost up to 50 percent less than a standard UberX trip.
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NewsInner West Sydney's Car-Free GreenWay Is One Step Closer to Becoming a Reality
Construction on the five-kilometre bike and pedestrian corridor is expected to begin next year.
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NewsThis Melbourne Arts Centre Just Took Out Top Honours at the International Design Awards
Narre Warren's Bunjil Place scored the Architecture of the Year prize for its striking design, by acclaimed studio fjmt.
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NewsAmazon Is Introducing Some Significant Restrictions for Australian Shoppers
Here's what they will mean for you.
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NewsThis Is What Melbourne's Five New Metro Tunnel Stations Will Look Like in 2025
The new CBD rail network will see new stations at North Melbourne, the Domain, Parkville, the State Library and Town Hall.
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NewsThis Melbourne Council Is Turning Plastic Waste Into Roads
In an Aussie-first, soft plastics destined for landfill will be used to create a more sustainable type of asphalt
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NewsYou Might Soon Be Able to Ditch Your Physical Myki Card on Melbourne Public Transport
The Victorian Government is set to trial a digital ticketing system that would see your Myki stored on your smartphone.
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NewsOne of Sydney's Inner City Car Parks Is Getting a Rooftop Community Garden
The Kings Cross Community Garden Group will build a new 250-square-metre garden on the rooftop of Kings Cross Car Park.
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NewsHomewares and Jewellery Boutique Pinky's Is Melbourne's New Pastel Land of Nice Things
Jewellery designer Emily Green and stylist Beckie Littler have teamed up to open Preston's newest addition.
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NewsAustralian Architects Have Filled a Venice Pavilion with 10,000 Native Plants
On display until November, visitors can wander through a field of grassland comprised of threatened Australian species.
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NewsThe World's First Holographic Smartphone Has Arrived
Apparently, looking into the screen of Red's Hydrogen One phone will be like watching 3D without 3D glasses.
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NewsSydney's Iconic Sirius Building Has Officially Been Put on the Market
Expressions of interest are now open for the '70s-era structure; however the government will aim to ensure that "any future developments are sympathetic to the surrounding area."
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NewsThis Crowdsourced Map Shows the Least Safe Spots in Sydney for Women
The first results of Plan International Australia's Free to Be Map have been released.
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NewsIndian Ride-Share Company Ola Has Launched in Brisbane
Yep, another one — and it's offering free rides for a limited time.
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NewsThis New Tracking System Will Stop Swimmers and Divers Being Left Behind on the Great Barrier Reef
The technology scans your handprint, then allows tour operators to track your movements while you're in the water.
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NewsNSW Could Soon Introduce Digital Drivers Licences
If legislation is passed this month, you'll be able to show your licence via smartphone, both for roadside checks and as ID at bars and clubs.
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NewsThe UK Parliament Has Made a Landmark Decision to Go Plastic-Free
It's introducing a levy on disposable coffee cups and moving to ban all single-use plastic bottles.
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NewsThe Queen Victoria Market's Community-Focused Munro Development Has Been Given the Go-Ahead
The site that previously held The Mercat will be developed to incorporate $70 million of community infrastructure, including 1.5 hectares of public open space.
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NewsClosed Ticketing Offices at Sydney Train Stations Will Be Turned into Shops
Now that you're not purchasing paper tickets, you may as well be able to buy a last-minute platform snack.
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NewsThe Victorian Government Is Giving Away a Bunch of Retired Trams — for Free
The new Retired Trams Strategy will allow residents to apply to own one of the historic green and yellow vehicles.
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NewsThis Super Slender Melbourne Tower Could Soon Be Australia's Tallest Building
The soaring residential tower will form part of the Royal Society of Victoria's new science precinct.
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NewsLocal Label Kuwaii Has a Pretty New Pastel-Hued Home In Fitzroy
The Smith Street boutique is an extension of the brand's locally focused attitude.
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You Could Soon Pay a Monthly Subscription Fee to Travel Around Melbourne
The proposed Mobility as a Service scheme would combine public transport, ride and bike share options within one app.
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NewsThis Environmentally Conscious Search Engine Turns Your Online Queries Into New Trees
Ecosia invests at least 80 percent of its profits into planting trees around the world.
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NewsCameras That Catch You Using Your Phone While Driving Are Supposedly Coming to NSW Roads
In a world-first move, NSW could introduce cameras to catch illegal phone use while driving.
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NewsLuxury Homewares Label In Bed Has Just Opened Its First Bricks-and-Mortar Store in Sydney
The Paddington space is the real-life version of the brand's swoon-worthy online store and blog.
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NewsFacebook Is Launching a New Dating Feature to Help You Forget About Cambridge Analytica
The new feature, which begins testing this year, will allow you to create a dating profile and match you to meet potential lovers.
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NewsTen Short Courses in Melbourne Where You Can Learn New Life Skills
Skills to put on your resume and/or Tinder profile.
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NewsSydney Will Soon Be Home to a New Masterplanned Community Called Gilead
A new development in Sydney's far southwest unfortunately shares its name with the recently popularised dystopian setting of 'The Handmaid's Tale'.
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NewsSomeone in Japan Has Just Developed an IRL Optimus Prime-Style Transformer Car
It can switch from driveable car to four-metre-tall humanoid robot in about a minute.
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NewsAustralia Is Set to Ban Non-Recyclable Packaging By 2025
100 percent of the country's packaging will be recyclable, compostable or reusable in the next seven years.
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NewsSomeone Has Designed Sneakers with Soles Made from Used Chewing Gum
The shoe offers an innovative solution to The Netherlands' costly gum litter problem.
