Is Regular Sunscreen Killing Our Coral Reefs?

Slip, slop, slap, and welcome to the most recent ‘sucks to be a coral reef’ fact. Made of chemicals arrogant enough to pick a fight with the sun, it turns out sunscreens are also tough enough to have a go at the most bullied plant at school for ten years in a row now. Sunscreen, […]

Is This The Death Of The NSW Festival Scene?

The Woodstock era of free love and truly woeful mismanagement may be long gone, but the popularity of events like Byron Bay’s Bluesfest, Splendour in the Grass and Brisbane’s Laneway Festival is proof that Aussies are still enamoured with festivals. Long-form outdoor music events routinely attract tens of thousands of revellers, netting organisers, local businesses […]