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Making A Difference Junction Journalism
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Making A Difference is a Junction Journalism podcast produced by student journalists in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific. From June 2021, new episodes of Making A Difference will be hosted a different university each month. We'll continue to report on stories that don't shy away from issues but also explore solutions and better ways of working. Subscribe to listen every month.https://junctionjournalism.com/ or wherever you get your podcasts.
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Episode 36 - Paying The Rental Price (Long Read series)
It’s hard enough for anyone to find a home to rent in Australia. The difficulty factor is multiplied many times more for hundreds-of-thousands of international students who come to the country each year, also needing a rental. In this episode, reporter Gwen Liu reveals the desperate measures many students are turning to that are exposing them to potential scams and exploitation.
Reporter: Gwen Liu
Executive Producer: Simon Brady
Original stories
Crikey – Rental crisis: desperate students turn to Chinese brokers and pay the price
https://www.crikey.com.au/2023/08/14/rental-crisis-desperate-students-chinese-brokers/
The Citizen – Rental crisis: Desperate students turn to Chinese brokers and pay price
https://www.thecitizen.org.au/articles/rental-crisis-desperate-students-turn-to-chinese-brokers-and-pay-price
More stories from the best student journalism in Australia.
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Music
'There Is Only The Unknown Ahead' – Get Music
https://motionarray.com/royalty-free-music/there-is-only-the-unknown-ahead-840056/?q=there%20is%20only%20the%20unknown%20ahead&search_header=1
‘The Art of Silence’ – DHD Music
https://motionarray.com/royalty-free-music/the-art-of-silence-1066952/
‘Steps’ – Lance Conrad
https://motionarray.com/royalty-free-music/steps-1012004/?q=steps
‘Come Back Home’ – Olexy
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Episode 35 - The Past Is The Future (Long Read series)
Our Long Read series continues with a reckoning from Australia's past and the way it might influence our future. Our reporter Sydney Lang looks at the legacy of governor Lachlan Macquarie from the early colonial settlement days. Macquarie was considered a visionary who wanted to turn a penal colony into an egalitarian nation. But there is a dark side to his legacy that has an enduring, as well as painful, lesson.
Reporter: Sydney Lang
Executive Producer: Simon Brady
More stories from the best student journalism in Australia.
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Additional links
Professor Bronwyn Carlson on ABC Radio National
State Library of NSW documentary on Lachlan Macquarie
Music
'There Is Only The Unknown Ahead' – Get Music
‘Silent Cry’ – Valster
‘Thinking in Silence’ – Ashot Danielyan
‘Come Back Home’ - Olexy
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Episode 34 - On The Rocks (Long Read series)
In the next episode of our Long Read series, Tylah Tully from Curtin University reports on the site of two of Australia's greatest riches. The Burrup peninsula in the north of Western Australia is home to more than one million rock carvings by First Nations people that date back tens-of-thousands of years. It's also the site of a multi-billion dollar gas and oil development. Can the two co-exist as neighbours? And what threat does a petrochemical plant pose to a sacred rock art museum?
Production
Reporter: Tylah Tully
Executive Producer: Simon Brady
For more stories from the best student journalism in Australia:
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Episode images
Social media and web: Robin Chapple, Tylah Tully
Music
'Spirituality' by Maximus Sound
'Anxious' by Oleksii Kaplunskyi
'Desert Orchid' by Alisha Studio
'So Many Memories' by Myton Music
'Just a Light Secret' by MooveKa
'Come Back Home' by Olexy -
Episode 33 - The Professional Recyclers (Long Read series)
In this episode, Aston Brown from University Technology Sydney – and now a rural and regional reporter at Guardian Australia – takes us inside the world of people who forage through rubbish bins to collect bottles and cans for cash. Are they environmental warriors? Is it a hobby job? Or are they trying to earn precious money to make ends meet? This is the first in our Long Read series where we focus on one, in-depth story each episode.
Reporter: Aston Brown
Original story on Guardian Australia:
‘The professional recyclers cashing in on Australia’s bottles and cans’
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jul/15/people-see-rubbish-but-i-see-money-the-professional-recyclers-cashing-in-on-australias-bottles-and-cans
Voice actor: Darryle Macdonald
Executive Producer: Simon Brady
More stories from the best student journalism in Australia:
The Junction
Music
'There Is Only The Unknown Ahead' - Get Music
‘Come Back Home’ – Olexy
Episode image
Hans (The Junction social media)
Jas Min (The Junction website) -
Episode 32 - Essential Care (Deakin University)
In this episode, our reporters from Deakin University look at how important health issues – period poverty, loneliness and therapy for young offenders – are being tackled. And there’s some fun in there, as well, with roosters on the loose, the cult following of an anime classic and how AI might be creeping into your music playlists.
If you or someone you know is experiencing loneliness or struggling with mental health:
Lifeline Australia: 13 11 14
Beyond Blue: www.beyondblue.org.au/
Black Dog Institute: www.blackdoginstitute.org.au/
Hosts: Josie Day and Ziska Mayadeen
Stories
'Period poverty' - Reporter: Ali Calafiore
'The Straw Hats' - Reporter: Shae Hambling
'Auto play' - Reporters: Mariam Ashraf and Molly Howie
'Rooster on the loose' - Reporter: Veia Bradley
'Healing paws' - Reporters: Ellie Claringbold and Jane Tyack
'Not on your own' - Reporters: Ben Cashin and Cathy Langley
Audio Editor: Christopher Scanlon
Executive Producer: Alison McAdam
For more stories from Deakin University: Dscribe
https://www.dscribe.net.au/
Music
'There Is Only The Unknown Ahead' - GetMusic
‘Reflected Light’ by SergePavkinMusic via Pixabay
'Last Summer' by Ikson
‘Fluid’ by ItsWatR
‘Inspiring Cinematic Ambient’ by Lexin Music
‘Thinking In Silence’ by Ashot-Danielyan
'Wake Up' - vitaminsound
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Episode 31 - Changing Identity (UNSW)
Shifts in trends and attitudes - some good and some less so - means that at the end of 2023, we are seeing ourselves and our country differently. This episode by students from the University of New South Wales explores the changing identity of Australia.
Host: Jade Psihogios
Stories
'The Matilda effect' - Reporter: Maddie Nixon
'On the drink' - Reporter: Jacob Sukiennik
'Whose crime?' - Reporter: Cayle Reid
'Audio porn' - Reporter: Margareth Kowik
'Own your story' - Reporter: Anna Tidswell
Audio Editor: Peter R. R. White
Executive Producer: Connie Levett
For more stories from UNSW: Newsworthy
https://www.newsworthy.org.au/
Music
'There Is Only The Unknown Ahead' - GetMusic
'Wake Up' - vitaminsound
Episode image
King G from Pixabay