Solving Australia’s rural GP shortage
La Trobe University, Bailey Zimmerman
June 5, 2020
There are currently over 100 job vacancies listed with the Rural Workforce Agency for GPs in Vic's regional area.
300-year-old tree to fall victim to North East Link Project
Swinburne University, Gemma Neary
June 5, 2020
Preliminary works have begun on the Melbourne's North East Link while thousands fight to save a pre-European settlement river red gum before it’s destroyed.
Virus poses an extra threat for vulnerable children
Swinburne University, Annabelle Georgakilas
June 5, 2020
Children who need respite or foster care are facing extra pressures during the coronavirus lockdown, while a key role played by teachers is unavailable to vulnerable children.
Citizens take the lead on science, measuring shifting tides: Future Forecast Pt 4
University of Melbourne, Emily Johnson and Ashleigh Hastings
June 5, 2020
The people of Port Fairy were shocked into action by the sudden vanishing of their beach in 2013. Their efforts have inspired a statewide initiative to understand the impacts of rising seas.
Difficult path for Indigenous children
Swinburne University, Gideon Aroni
June 4, 2020
Trauma and lack of support are a common background for Indigenous children caught in the youth justice system. Gideon Aroni talks to Victorian Commissioner for Aboriginal Children and Young People Justin Mohamed about creating positive change.
Mentors the key to ending generations of crime
Swinburne University, Emmeline Shineberg and Sunisa Nathan
June 4, 2020
When an arrest becomes a badge of honour in a dysfunctional family, it’s tough for kids to ask for help. Adult and peer mentors can help break the cycle.
Future Forecast Pt 1: A warmer Warrnambool? It’s not good news
University of Melbourne, Benjamin Silvester
May 27, 2020
As communities worldwide brace for a climate-changed future, The Citizen's reporting team heads to Victoria’s south-west coast to explore the challenges, and the opportunities, confronting the region.
Calls for rezoning divide Queensland fishers
USC, Liam Bland
May 11, 2020
To fishermen across Queensland, the debate around the potential banning of commercial fishing in the Great Sandy Marine Park is about so much more than casting a line.
Payroll burden on growing small businesses
USC, Hannah Turner
May 7, 2020
OnCall DBA are one of many small businesses around Australia that believe payroll tax is unfair. Based in Western Australia, the company said it would have expanded faster without the struggle of the tax in place. OnCall DBA’s General Manager Derek Harper said payroll tax was an unwelcome burden on the operation of the business. “There is little fairness in a regressive tax, with what OnCall DBA pay in payroll tax each year we could afford to employ another staff member, but we can’t as the money is given to the state government instead with really nothing in return,” he said. Mr Harper said the tax was particularly unfair on small professional consultancies that have a small number of relatively high paid consultants, putting the business above the tax threshold quicker. “Businesses with far more staff than we have but where the average staff salary is much lower will pay...
The endless battle against Endometriosis
USC, Brooke Festa
June 2, 2020
A diagnosis for Endometriosis can take anywhere from five to 10 years.
Triple J Requestival is pure chaos – in the best possible way
USC, Shea Dawson
June 1, 2020
If you told me a week ago that the best thing for Australian music would be to let the public choose what gets played on the radio, I wouldn’t believe you.
Leadership’s impact on life and mobility in two cities
La Trobe University, Yuto Ito
May 16, 2020
Japanese media student Yuto Ito looks at the differences in messaging around the COVID-19 pandemic in Melbourne and Tokyo
