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NewsLego Is Introducing a Set of Sustainable Pieces Made From Plant-Based Plastic
The materials will be sourced from sugarcane, with the toys hitting shelves by the end of this year.
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NewsNetherlands Supermarket Ekoplaza Has Launched a World-First Plastic-Free Aisle
The aisle offers shoppers over 700 plastic-free items.
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NewsThe First Tram Has Run on Sydney's New CBD and South East Light Rail System
Night testing has started along a stretch of Alison Road in Randwick.
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NewsNew App Melbourne Dreaming Helps You Discover the City's Indigenous History
The Melbourne Dreaming app lets you customise self-guided tours around the city's key indigenous sites.
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NewsYou Might Soon Be Able to Check-In to International Flights Using Your Face and Fingerprints
Sydney Airport is trialling biometric testing — meaning you'll only have to flash your passport once.
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NewsCollingwood's Stomping Ground Brewery Co. Is Going Solar-Powered
It'll generate enough energy to power 20 homes each year.
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NewsAustralian Scientists Have Created a Tiny Filtration Device That Can Make Sydney Harbour Water Drinkable
And it's made from an ingredient in vegetable oil.
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NewsQueensland Now Has a State-Wide 'Electric Super Highway'
Electric car owners can now drive from the Gold Coast and Cairns — and charge up for free.
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NewsMelbourne Might Soon Be Home to the World's Most Sustainable Shopping Centre
It will include a 2000-square-metre rooftop farm and restaurant, designed by eco-warrior Joost Bakker.
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NewsMelbourne City Council Is Pushing Back on Apple's Proposed Fed Square Store
Having received 800 complaints, it's calling on the Government to ditch Apple's current store design and start again.
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NewsA Shipping Container Restaurant and Boutique Hotel Will Pop Up on Cockatoo Island
Contained will feature a South American restaurant, a wine bar, event spaces and a spot to stay on the water.
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NewsLouis Vuitton's Time Capsule Exhibition Is Coming to Melbourne
Chadstone, the country's biggest shopping centre, has been named as the exclusive Australian stop for the travelling exhibition.
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NewsAustralian Venues Are Phasing Out Plastic Straws
Next time you’re out and about, consider partying without the plastic.
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NewsMuji Is Opening a Second Sydney Outpost on the North Shore
The Japanese homewares will launch its first Australian multi-level store at Westfield Chatswood.
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NewsIndian Ride-Share Company Ola Is Preparing For an Australian Launch
The fast-growing company already hosts over a billion rides each year and it's got its sights set next on Sydney, Melbourne and Perth.
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NewsNSW's Harris Farm Markets No Longer Stocks Plastic Bags at the Checkout
Woolworths and Coles are expected to follow suit by the end of the year.
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NewsMerivale Could Turn the Ivy Complex into a High-Rise Hotel
The hospitality group has said it is exploring "a number of options" for the CBD site.
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NewsProtesters Are Lodging a Bid to Buy Sydney's Iconic Sirius Building
Save Our Sirius campaigners intend to raise the funds to purchase the '70s-era structure.
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NewsNew Ride-Share Service Taxify Is Launching In Melbourne Today With Half-Price Fares
Taxify's challenging companies like Uber by offering cheaper fares and better deals for drivers.
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NewsBarangaroo Has Been Shortlisted for a Prestigious Design Award
The awards celebrate outstanding design, planning and construction of tall buildings.
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NewsSydney's Three-Storey Jacksons on George Will Be Rebuilt as a Pub of the Future
The new structure — developed by Lendlease — will be wrapped in ceramic tiles and feature an open-air terrace that opens up onto Circular Quay.
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NewsAmazon Is About to Open Its First Futuristic Checkout-Free Grocery Store
The Seattle store has no queues, registers or checkouts — customers choose what they want and are charged accordingly.
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NewsThe Government Has Launched a People-Powered Plan to Help Save the Great Barrier Reef
A $2 million challenge to find ways to help protect and rejuvenate the world's largest coral reef system.
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NewsMeet Oiii, the New Uber-Like Taxi Service Now Driving Around Melbourne's Streets
The company launched this week, with plans to have 1000 cars operating in Melbourne by June.
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NewsThis New Flinders Street Station Entrance Might Slightly Improve Your Daily Commute
Work's begun on the Victorian Government's multi-million dollar train station upgrades.
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Gallery: A Last Look at Sydney's Iconic Sirius Building as It Currently Stands
We took a final tour of the brutalist building — and met its last remaining resident — before it closes next month.
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NewsAdidas Has Created Sneakers Inspired by Berlin's Subway System
The limited-edition shoes also feature a ticket for free subway travel for the rest of the year.
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NewsAustralia Is Getting an Adults-Only Pop-Up Bar Made Completely Out of Lego
Combine nostalgia and creativity with alcohol at this new concept bar opening in four cities.
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NewsThe UK Is Considering a 'Latte Levy' on Disposable Coffee Cups
As part of a bid to reduce waste and encourage caffeine fiends to switch to reusable containers, customers would be charged an extra 25 pence per coffee.
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NewsThis Tiny Apartment Converts Concrete Piping Into a Compact House
Made out of a former stormwater drain, it could be used in narrow spaces — and even on top of existing buildings.
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NewsThis Aussie-Made Facial Recognition System Is Being Used to Take Coffee Orders Across the Country
Technology designed by a Sydney cafe owner is helping pull Aussie cafes into the future.
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NewsThis Budding Aussie Fashion Label Is Turning Water Bottles into Outdoor Apparel
Eleven plastic bottles are recycled in each pair of leggings.
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NewsSix Sydney Councils Have Teamed Up To Crack Down on Share Bike Operators
It's hoped a new set of guidelines will help keep rogue dockless bikes off the streets.
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NewsAssembly Label Expands Its Minimalist Clothing Empire to Sydney's Eastern Suburbs
The much-adored brand brings its retail outlet total to seven.
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NewsDarling Harbour Is Getting a New Japanese-Designed Two-Storey Library
The city library will host workshops and be a hub for start-ups and entrepreneurs.
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Melbourne Will Be Home to the First Apple Global Flagship Store in the Southern Hemisphere
One of Federation Square's buildings will be knocked down to make way for it.
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NewsThis Study Suggests Excessive Selfie-Taking Could be an Actual Mental Disorder
A study has explored the concept of 'selfitis'.
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NewsSydney's Free Public Wi-Fi Plan Is Closer to Becoming a Reality
A tender is now open for updates to the city's street furniture, including free Wi-Fi capabilities.
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NewsThis Greeting Card Service Will Send Lumps of Coal to 2017's Naughtiest Person
And, for US residents, to their not-so-loved ones.
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NewsThe World's First Completely Solar-Powered Train Is Up and Running in Byron Bay
A disused diesel train has been fitted with solar panels to run a three-kilometre track around the area.
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GuideMelbourne's Best New Spaces of 2017
Honouring the best new additions to Melbourne's design scene this year.
