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World Water Day is held on 22 March every year to raise awareness about the importance of fresh water. Worldwide, over one billion people don't have access to clean water ...

Compared to a vegan diet, eating meat, dairy and eggs uses a lot of water! Studies carried out by researchers in Australia and overseas show that over 20 times more ...

In an amazing twist of logic, dairy farmers are now campaigning against a ban on using labels such as camembert, brie, fetta and parmesan on Australian dairy products. The European ...

A survey of over 12,000 vegans has shown that a huge range of influences are at work in helping people become vegan. The answers to the question "What was the ...

Vegan Outreach is a fantastic animal rights group that hands out leaflets promoting veganism at university campuses and they have recently published a new leaflet, What is Speciesism?, to be ...

This is transcript of a talk given at the 'Caring for Life In Common Forum' at Govinda Valley Retreat Centre in Otford NSW on 1 March 2019. Good afternoon. My ...

The day Australians celebrate everything vegan! An institution since 2013, Vegan Day Out is now held twice a year in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Canberra. The next Vegan Day Out ...

February is Activist Appreciation Month and so we are reprinting this article by Michelle Gravolin, originally published in Australian Vegans Journal . Flourishing or floundering - where are you at? ...

According to the Chinese calendar, we have just entered the year of the pig. Let's hope that this year people recognise the connection between the cute pig cartoon images they ...

The current issue of the Animal Studies Journal focuses on the animals used in the dairy industry. As a sample, we reprint below the section "Unwanted calves" from the article ...

2018 was another huge year for vegan advocacy in Australia! Thanks to your active participation, veganism is being advanced person to person, on the streets, on radio, in newspapers and ...

The end of the year is often a time associated with high consumption. In this thoughtful article, guest writer Penny Hall looks at how we can use less without being ...