With more interest than ever in sustainable fashion and design, many artists are turning to reclaimed and recycled materials – rebelling against the mainstream push for the new. Amanda Matulick examines the passionate practice of Adelaide artist and entrepreneur Katrina Weber.

Based in the inner-west suburb Leichardt, Boomalli is one of Australia’s longest-running Aboriginal artists’ co-operatives and is facing the threat of closure, writes Rachel Evans.

Carrie Moyer has a history of producing often controversial agitprop art, particularly through her work with Dyke Action Machine! She spoke with Katrina Fox.

With its DIY ethic and long association with political subcultures of dissent, is zine-making by nature an anti-commercial activity? Sarah Langston spoke to zinesters across the globe – and found some often polarised views.

Fifty pairs of women – maids and their employers – from Argentina, Chile and Colombia abandoned their daily routines to pose for photographs for a project about the hierarchical relationship that unites them, writes Daniela Estrada.

For 25 years an anonymous group of masked female avengers have exposed sexism and racism in art, politics and film. Using humour and creative flair, the Guerrilla Girls – many of whom go by the names of dead female artists – have created hundreds of posters and stickers, as well as books and printed projects. They’ve also initiated actions that include raiding the Sundance Film Festival. Want to know more? Check out the Q&A below: