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Matcha drinking doubles in Australia, with the $8 green beverage now considered a ‘staple’ on menus
By Isabella Lee

An annual report on has found a 133% increase in matcha orders in businesses, with customers aged under 35 driving the demand

https://www.theguardian.com/food/2026/aug/25/matcha-coffee-boom-australia-now-considered-a-staple

#Australianfoodanddrink #TheGuardian #IsabellaLee

Australia has been galvanised by ‘melon-gate’. So what is the luxury fruit at the centre of the PM’s controversy?
By Isabella Lee

Shizuoka Crown melons are part of an important cultural gifting practice in Japan, where they are hand-patted by growers to achieve an even shape and texture

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/aug/14/australia-albanese-melon-gate-japan-controversy-explained

#Australianpolitics #Australianews #Australianlifestyle #AnthonyAlbanese #Japan #TheGuardian #IsabellaLee

Celery and blood oranges top Australia’s best fruit and veg for August: ‘Everybody should be eating crunchy water’
By Isabella Lee

Celeriac is at its peak for soup season, while strawberry supply is strong. Spring onions, however, are on the small side

https://www.theguardian.com/food/2026/aug/06/celery-and-blood-oranges-top-australias-best-fruit-and-veg-for-august-everybody-should-be-eating-crunchy-water

#Australianlifestyle #Supermarkets #Fruit #Vegetables #TheGuardian #IsabellaLee

Inside Sydney’s hottest nightspot, where shoes are off, laptops are on and customers drink matcha
By Isabella Lee

A ‘study cafe’ has opened on the site that once housed the radical Gould’s Book Arcade – and students are paying by the hour to be there

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/aug/03/inside-sydneys-hottest-nightspot-where-shoes-are-off-laptops-are-on-and-customers-drink-matcha

#Sydney #Australianlifestyle #Students #Youngpeople #Education #Lifeandstyle #Australianews #Business #Australianuniversities #TheGuardian #IsabellaLee

Free-range, organic and ‘hormone-free’: what do Australian supermarket chicken labels mean?
By Isabella Lee

Australians consume more chicken than any other meat but packaging can be confusing. Here experts break down the different chook categories

https://www.theguardian.com/food/2026/jul/30/free-range-organic-and-hormone-free-what-do-australian-supermarket-chicken-labels-mean

#Chicken #Australianfoodanddrink #Food #Supermarkets #Australianlifestyle #Australianews #Organics #Environment #Animalwelfare #Meatindustry #Farming #Ethicalandgreenliving #TheGuardian #IsabellaLee