The fast fashion industry is one of the highest causes of pollution, and Australians are among the top of the rank, disposing 800,000 tonnes of clothing and textiles each year. Majority of which end up straight in landfill, and 60% of which are synthetic and hard to break down. Jane Milburn is the creator of Textile Beat, a non-profit organisation educating people on reducing this waste through her philosophy of ‘slow clothing’.

Did you know Aboriginal workers were once paid in opium or of the devastation wrought upon Queensland’s Badtjala people at the end of the 19th century?

4ZZZ's Eliot Rifkin chatted with Badtjala author and visual artist Dr Fiona Foley on both her new book coming out - ‘Bogimbah Creek Mission: The First Aboriginal Experiment’… as well as her award winning book ‘Biting the Clouds’.

With both a federal election and the COP26 climate summit fast approaching, climate action is firmly at the fore of public debate. However, for young Australians, there is very little official recourse to voice their concerns over climate change and Australia’s lack of tangible targets to combat it. 4ZZZ journalist Tom spoke with three teenage organisers from School Strike for Climate Meanjin to hear about their movement and their efforts to have a say in their own futures.

Amin Afravi is a refugee from Iran and activist for human rights and refugees rights. Amin was detained in Papua New Guinea for over 6 years and has now been detained in Australia for 9 years. Now located at the Brisbane Immigration Transit Accommodation Centre or BITA, his son and wife are still overseas as he was brought to Australia for treatment. As an activist, Amin has refugees reaching out to speak to him and often asking for help. This is exactly what happened 2 weeks ago when Melbourne was hit with a magnitude 6 earthquake.

Facebook has stepped up its hate speech moderation in recent years. But has it done enough? Australian researcher, Fiona Martin, was part of a Facebook-funded investigation into the effectiveness of the platform’s online moderation and control in the Asia Pacific Region. Imogen Brooks reports.

The COP26 summit is set to take place this November to address the global climate emergency and discuss commitments to tackle emissions. Australia remains a laggard on climate action due to its unambitious emissions targets and is facing mounting international pressure to commit to net zero by twenty fifty. 4ZZZ Journalist Thomas Hawker spoke to Climate Council spokesperson and contributor to five previous IPCC reports Professor Will Steffen about climate action and policy in Australia.

Trigger Warning: sex and nudity

Art has always been used as a tool to communicate ideas and opinions; art is thought-provoking and emotional.

Erotic art is no different.

With the ever-changing status of restrictions, there is one thing that has kept constant. Film. Over the past 12 months Australian films have increased in share by more than double since 2019, prompting questions about what Australia and South East Queensland's filmmaking scene may look like in the future. 4ZZZ journalist Samuel O'Brien investigates.

Among the many lockdowns Brisbane has faced a lack of socialisation is being challenged by a new LP/Album listening club.

As the world begins to emerge from its COVID-19 lockdowns, the Middle East is once again in the grip of mass protests against inequality and government incompetence. In countries like Tunisia, Iraq, Lebanon, Sudan and Algeria, these movements had begun long before the pandemic saw them grind to a halt, and COVID-19 has only exacerbated the public’s grievances.