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QUT Centre for Justice Director, Professor Rowena Maguire, has authored a piece in The Conversation titled, “Ultra fast fashion could be taxed to oblivion in France. Could Australia follow suit?”
As consumers continue to engage with ultra-fast fashion, Australia has no national policy on the textile industry, and very little is being done to address this issue – even though “we send 220,000 tones of clothes to the dump annually.”
“Ultra fast fashion is deeply unsustainable. Producing it is energy intensive and many low quality items go rapidly to landfill.”
Looking globally, France is planning a tax for each piece of ultra fast fashion, as well as other measures, in an attempt to reduce demand and consumption.
In this Conversation piece, Professor Maguire considers the suitability of these kinds of measures to the Australian textile industry.
Read the full article here.
Professor Maguire provided media commentary on this topic:
Sydney Moring Herald on 20 June 2025 in a piece titled, “New French laws have put ultra-fast fashion companies on notice. Should we follow suit?”
ABC Illawarra: Drive at 04:26 p.m. – Isentia
ABC Radio Melbourne – Conversation Hour at 11:32 a.m. – Isentia
Inside Retail: Ultra fast fashion could be taxed to oblivion in France. Could Australia follow? – Inside Retail Australia
Mirage News: France Targets Ultra Fast Fashion Tax, Australia Next? | Mirage News
Professor Maguire has published an article for Environmental and Planning Law Journal titled, “Regulating the ‘Trouble’ of Used Textiles: Insights from Australia” with co-authors Alice Payne, Amanda Kennedy and Annastasia Bousgas.
Read more about Professor Maguire’s research here
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