8 in 10 garment workers for companies like Nike, H&M going hungry due to...
Researchers find "alarming" levels of hunger among garment workers, even those still in work, as the pandemic takes a toll on the global textiles industry.
View Article'Too easy to just throw out': The 'untapped' opportunity in your old...
Participants in a NSW textile recycling trial have donated more than 1,600kg of unwanted fabrics in the space of a month and organisers say they're overwhelmed by the response.
View Article'Alarming' waste sees 80 per cent of unwanted clothes, textiles sent to landfill
Of 305,000 tonnes of clothes, bed linen and other textiles discarded in NSW last year, only 800 tonnes were recycled, as most was dumped, a report finds.
View ArticleTeens on a mission to change peers' fast fashion obsession
Kriztel Compas and Lucy Turner are challenging their friends' attitudes towards textile waste and fast fashion by tackling the global issue at a local level.
View ArticleWhat is sustainable when it comes to fashion? Europe's new laws rate...
Tackling "greenwashing" in the fashion industry, Australian wool and cotton growers have joined forces to take on Europe's new textile labelling laws over the very definition of sustainable.
View ArticleThree women buck the trend and breed black merino sheep
Three women are bucking the trend of white merino, and are purposely breeding all black merino sheep.
View ArticleCotton On accused of 'sailing close to the wind' with a 'flood of copying' in...
Upstart surf brand Ghanda is taking behemoth retailer Cotton On to court over designs it claims were ripped off using stock images from the internet.
View ArticleNew enterprise gives migrant women new skills
Local manufacturing has all but disappeared from Victoria, especially when it comes to fashion. But in Geelong, a new social enterprise is providing job opportunities for migrant women.
View ArticleThis social enterprise gave these women their first chance at a job. But it's...
After 30 years and thousands of job applications, this social enterprise was the first business to give these women a chance. But without more business, it's going to shut down.
View ArticleSkilled migrant women employed in a new social enterprise textile industry
Skilled migrant women are being employed in a new social enterprise textile industry producing quality fashion in Geelong. Rachel Clayton reports.
View ArticleManufacturing is declining in Australia. But these young entrepreneurs are...
Jordan Morris has been surfing for years, but he hates the wetsuits available on the market. So, he decided to make one himself, starting a viable business in the process.
View ArticleShe brought the bikini to Australia and put the Gold Coast on the map. Paula...
Stafford introduced Australia to the bikini at a time women were ordered off the beach, but her life was about so much more — establishing the second largest industry on 1960s' Gold Coast behind sand...
View ArticleFrom boll to blouse, can we trace where our cotton comes from?
If consumers care to find out where it comes from and how it is grown, technology will soon allow us to scan a QR code and trace it all the way from farm to cotton gin to store.
View ArticleFrom $20k buried with a dog to an extinct tribe's prayer rug, carpet expert...
Is the carpet you walk on each day potentially worth tens of thousands of dollars? Karl Pertl has uncovered such gems in Tasmania.
View ArticleSweet smell of success as country music legend sings cannabis crop's praises
Performer and farmer James Blundell says "covert" youthful attempts to grow his own have turned into an enthusiasm to produce hemp on a grand scale — and he's not alone.
View ArticleThe decision to save her sheep from slaughter paid off handsomely for this...
A Tasmanian woolgrower's radical move to stop selling older sheep for slaughter has delivered an unexpected bonus: a New York ethical fashion retailer is paying double for her superfine wool.
View ArticleGifting baby clothes could be considered a waste. These people want you to...
More than 200,000 tonnes of clothing end up in landfill each year. With children's clothing a significant part of the problem, some people are turning to renting or op shopping to reduce waste.
View ArticleFrom fleece to fabric: Why this farming couple went to extremes to produce a...
At Australia's last remaining fully operational mill, Tassie sheep farmers Mandy and Carl Cooper had their sheep's fleece turned into beautiful family keepsakes.
View ArticleWool tipped to become 'niche product' as live export phase-out and shearing...
Australian merino wool products could become more boutique and harder to source, if a forecast decline in Western Australia's sheep flock comes to fruition.
View ArticleNew Zealand famously has more sheep than people. So why are we shipping our...
New Zealand is known for its jaw-dropping scenery, first-class food and wine, and sheep — lots of them. But their flock is now a third of what it was 40 years ago, and Aussies are stepping in with...
View ArticleIn Australia, 6,000kg of clothing is dumped in landfill every 10 minutes....
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...
View ArticleFashion 'circularity' has room for improvement and natural Kimberley fibre...
As low-quality textile waste poses a massive problem, cotton from the Ord Valley region and industrial hemp are being touted as a more localised and sustainable supply chain for the future.
View ArticleOnce the largest employer of women in Tasmania, the Mill is remembered by...
Tasmania's textile industry thrived soon after this iconic wool mill opened its doors in 1923. As the building's centenary is celebrated, former workers reflect on their time at Patons & Baldwins.
View ArticleMore sustainable, traceable Australian cotton to hit shelves as industry...
Cotton Australia says there has been a significant increase in licensed products bearing the homegrown mark and expects shoppers to see more of it in stores.
View ArticleHemp industry's $200 million plan to supercharge production has failed to...
The hemp industry's 10-year vision to expand, study, and promote Australia's hemp production has attracted considerable funding but it has been unsuccessful in the latest round of the national...
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