
Repair, don’t replace: How repair cafés are tackling product waste
The Mernda Repair Café is helping locals fix broken items instead of throwing them away, showing how small community initiatives can make sustainability more accessible.

The Mernda Repair Café is helping locals fix broken items instead of throwing them away, showing how small community initiatives can make sustainability more accessible.

As volunteer numbers drop, rural clubs that rely almost entirely on community goodwill are facing challenges to keep the game alive.

A new $8.5 billion minerals pact marks a major step in Australia and US cooperation.

The Mernda Repair Café is helping locals fix broken items instead of throwing them away, showing how small community initiatives can make sustainability more accessible.

As volunteer numbers drop, rural clubs that rely almost entirely on community goodwill are facing challenges to keep the game alive.

A new $8.5 billion minerals pact marks a major step in Australia and US cooperation.

Long after the fires are out, recovery continues as communities in northern Victoria rebuild their livelihoods and find emotional stability after immense loss.

The Mernda Repair Café is helping locals fix broken items instead of throwing them away, showing how small community initiatives can make sustainability more accessible.

As volunteer numbers drop, rural clubs that rely almost entirely on community goodwill are facing challenges to keep the game alive.

A new $8.5 billion minerals pact marks a major step in Australia and US cooperation.

In a region long defined by conflict, an unexpected agreement has sparked a moment of cautious optimism.

In Victoria’s Goulburn Valley, winemakers are balancing heritage and change, working together to keep their region’s story alive.

After years of construction, Melbourne’s Metro Tunnel is almost ready to roll. The new line will connect the city with five modern underground stations.

JK Rowling has come under fire again due to her beliefs on the transgender community.

Matt Rowell claimed the 2025 Brownlow Medal with 39 votes. However, fans have taken issue with umpires for snubbing Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera’s Round 20 comeback performance.

In sharehouses, support can quickly blur into emotional labour, leaving some housemates drained by playing the unspoken role of therapist.

Pole vaulter Kurtis Marschall has won Australia’s first medal of the Tokyo world championships.

The ruling has ignited debate between officials, as they discuss the fate of Guatemalan children.

Only the delivery of mail, documents and gifts under US$100 (AUD$153.66) will be exempt, “until further notice”.

Defending champion Jannik Sinner retired after 22 minutes in the Cincinnati heat, handing Carlos Alcaraz the win and shaking up the race for world No.1.

Trump has declared “Liberation Day” in Washington, vowing to rescue the nation’s capital from violence, despite data showing crime is at a 30-year low in Washington.

In the bidding war to build Australia’s new navy warships, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries wins out over Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems