There are fresh calls for a tax on fast fashion with a never-ending cycle of discounts, sale frenzies, and promotions, fuelling a consumption crisis. And Australians are among the worst offenders in the world when it comes to fast fashion, purchasing more pieces per person than anywhere else. Would a tax curb spending? 10’s Lee Steele explains. Join the conversation and follow us on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/10NewsPlus/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@10newsplus/ Snapchat: https://www.snapchat.com/add/tennewsplus Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0tWZ6sIJTQ2WHgYdjgaAA7?si=cb30d7fd3d3541fa 10 News+ airs at 6pm, from Sunday to Friday on Network 10. Missed the bulletin? Catch up at https://10.com.au/news/ 10 News+ is based in Australia and is a division of Paramount.

Nina Gbor delivered the keynote address at Remagine 2025, hosted at Wallarobba by Hornsby Shire Council. Speaking to this year’s theme, RE:THINK TO RE:PURPOSE, Nina explored the importance of sustainable practices and the circular economy. Her insights encouraged attendees to reconsider waste, consumption, and creativity in addressing environmental challenges.

Australians buy more clothes per person than any other country which is fuelling a fast fashion waste crisis, according to new Australia Institute research. The analysis shows Australia has surpassed the US as the world’s biggest consumer of textiles per capita, much of which is fast fashion that ends up in landfill. Fast fashion waste could be curbed through policies including: — A French-style fast fashion tax; — Banning the export of textile waste within five years; — Government-funded discounts for people who get old garments repaired; — Federal investment to develop an Australian circular textiles industry; — Greater support for community op shops and recycling initiatives. Read more: https://australiainstitute.org.au/post/australians-revealed-as-worlds-biggest-fashion-consumers-fuelling-waste-crisis/ Sign up to get our latest analysis sent to you via our fortnightly newsletter! 📧 https://theaus.in/newsletter Help us make more videos like this by becoming a supporter: ❤️ https://theaus.in/donateYT

Australia has surpassed the US as the world’s biggest consumer of textiles per capita. Australians buy an average of 56 new clothing items a year, more than the US (53), UK (33 items) and China (30). Sign up to get our latest analysis sent to you via our fortnightly newsletter! 📧 https://theaus.in/newsletter Help us make more videos like this by becoming a supporter: ❤️ https://theaus.in/donateYT

Australia's thrifting scene has gone downhill and a new report has revealed what really happens to the iconic vintage pieces that Aussies donate to op shops. Sustainable fashion expert Nina Gbor explains. #Thrifting #OpShops #Fashion

Ultra-fast and cheap online retailers like Temu and Shein are becoming the unbeatable competition, with Aussie businesses closing as we all look for cheap, quick bargains. Eco Styles founder Nina Gbor explains their impact. #FastFashion #Temu #SupportSmallBusiness

Hundreds-of-thousands of tonnes in the clothes are filling landfills in Australia, with the government looking for solutions to the growing fast fashion crisis with a new tax. | Subscribe and 🔔: http://9Soci.al/KM6e50GjSK9 | Get more breaking news at 9News.com.au: http://9Soci.al/iyCO50GjSK6 FOLLOW 9News Australia ► Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/9News/ ► Twitter: https://twitter.com/9NewsAUS ► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/9news/ Join 9News for the latest in news and events that affect you in your local city, as well as news from across Australia and the world. #9News #BreakingNews #NineNewsAustralia #9NewsAUS