Breaking down plastic
Biodegradable plastics sound like an ideal waste solution, but their environmental benefits may depend on where you live.
Shopping
How to recycle plastic bags and wrappers
They can’t go in your regular recycling bin, so how can you prevent flexible plastics from ending up in landfill?
Competition Policy Review delivers consumer reforms
CHOICE supports competition policy recommendations, albeit with concerns in the area of human services.
Foreign transaction fees when shopping online
You don’t need to be converting currency to get hit with foreign transaction fees.
Fresh food tricks
How fresh is it really? We reveal the tricks producers and supermarkets use to keep food looking fresh.
Bottleshop prices
Supermarkets dominate bottleshop sales, but not everyone’s toasting their success.
Make the most of your representatives
Got an issue from potholes to planning? Your government reps can help.
Chemicals in clothing
Australia lags behind the rest of the world in regulating toxins in our textiles, clothing and footwear.