Australia

Birla Cellulose has completed the first pilot scale spin of an eco-friendly next generation lyocell fibre containing 20% microbial cellulose Nullarbor-20.

Qantas Loyalty has unveiled a new online shopping experience which will allow Frequent Flyers to earn and use their Qantas Points on 900 premium and household brands and more than 20,000 products. Fashion brands and designers would be a major draw.

In a bid to reposition itself in a changing global environment, the Australian cotton industry is rallying together to chart out a strategic roadmap that would align the industry to the increasingly aware customer needs.

Australia's book-end approach across its cotton supply chain that combines actions by producers and retailers is perhaps the best way to rid the global cotton supply chain of exploitation.

With concern mounting over microplastics and the search for sustainable options, the woollen swimsuits of the past could be the swimwear of the future.

A project in the Queensland state of Australia is exploring the potential to turn old cotton clothing into nutrients for new cotton plants.

The first ‘tree-free rayon’ fibre — Nullarbor — has been used to create the first set of garments by Australian biomaterials company, Nanollose Limited. The garments have been produced by Paradise Textiles, which is part of the Alpine Group.

Australia is seeing the return of a preference for physical stores, and shoppers are moving between the offline and online worlds more seamlessly than ever before, according to a survey.

The Australian fashion and textiles industry has just got a boost with eight skills pertaining to the industry being included in the country’s National Skills Priority List (SPL).

In 2012, a charity was set up in Australia which embodied ideas of circular fashion long before it was to become a catchphrase. Thread Together dwelt on the simple idea of donating rather than disposing of unsold clothing. Today, it provides new wardrobes to at least 2,500 people every week, and has diverted over 3,000 tonnes of clothing from landfill. Chief Executive Officer Anthony Chesler tells texfash.com the saga that Thread Together has stitched.