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[28 Dec 2011 | No Comment | ]

Retail giant Harvey Norman has come under fire for their timber sourcing habits, with the company using timber from native Australian old growth forests as well as Indonesian rainforest timber in their furniture. Elizabeth McArthur reports.

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[22 Jul 2011 | No Comment | ]
Fresh food or landfill?

What happens to the food that doesn’t make the journey from the farm to the market or the produce at the market that won’t sell on the day? Brooke Eggleton reports.

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[20 Jul 2011 | No Comment | ]
Proposal for animal property rights causes a stir

A proposal by university professor Dr John Hadley to grant endangered animals property rights has caused a number of farmers groups and ecologists to react. Jamesina McLeod reports.

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[15 Jun 2011 | No Comment | ]
Green Burials

Some Australians are taking their commitment to the environment to the grave, opting for eco-friendly burials where headstones are replaced by GPS coordinates. Elizabeth Pratt reports.

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[8 Jun 2011 | No Comment | ]
Indigenous fishing tradition in danger of disappearing

The number of indigenous fishermen on the NSW south coast has fallen to just eight and the 125 year old tradition is now in danger of disappearing. Daniel Walsh writes.

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[7 Jun 2011 | No Comment | ]
Sydneysiders rally together in favour of carbon tax

Thousands of people gathered in Sydney’s Prince Alfred Park Sunday morning to show their support for the federal government’s proposed carbon tax. Rashida Yosufzai reports.

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[6 Jun 2011 | No Comment | ]
Caulerpa taxifolia: the silent killer

There is a silent killer taking over Sydney’s harbour. Jessica Hynes writes about the spread of Caulerpa taxifolia and how it affects biodiversity in our harbour.