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The Junction

University student journalism from Australia, NZ and the Pacific.

The Junction

University student journalism from Australia, NZ and the Pacific.

The Junction

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Seagrass: The forgotten guardian of the sea
Universitas Multimedia Nusantara, Olivia Laurent

This documentary brings to light the story of seagrass—a flowering marine plant often mistaken for mere ocean weeds. While coral reefs and...

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Chilling effect feared over Melbourne University protest bans
University of Melbourne, Lucinda Reilly

A new rule restricting protests on campus, among the first acts of the new vice-chancellor of the University of Melbourne, Professor Emma Johnston,...

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Interrogating cancel culture at Melbourne Writers Festival
University of Melbourne, Larissa Sutherland

Comedian Louis C.K, sorry/not sorry for repeated sexual misconduct, is playing shows to sold out stadiums. Controversial rapper Kanye West, whose...

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Name shame starts to heal old wounds
USC, Ida Fink Gundtoft
In central Queensland, where the sun scorches the red soil and the creeks flow quietly through eucalypt scrub, some locations carry names with a deep and dark history
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Student pro-Palestine protests
University of Newcastle, Blair Wise

On Monday, July 15, over 100 staff, students and community members gathered at the pro-Palestine encampment at the University of Newcastle’s Callaghan campus. They had come to defend the site from being forcefully evicted after the university deemed...

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Owls on deathwatch
Curtin University
Australia's owl populations are under threat from rodenticides on sale here, but banned in other countries.
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Every month students from a different university host our half hour podcast bringing you carefully curated current affairs from all over Australia.
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Beyond the boundaries
USC, Millie Stocks • May 30, 2025
Mounted troops ride along the city boundaries, cracking their stock whips as they force Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island Australians out of the town limits. It’s a far cry from the bustling Brisbane suburb of today but a history to be remembered.
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Island’s shipwreck turned tide on ancient name
USC, Charlie Shelley • May 26, 2025
K’gari was officially recognised as the name in 2023, but many still refer to this piece of Queensland paradise as Fraser Island. 
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Podcast episode 46 – Run Your Own Race
May 31, 2025

This month’s episode by journalism students at Edith Cowan University features the male ballet dancer,...

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Podcast episode 45 – Mind The Gap
May 1, 2025

It’s a good thing that as a society, we’re more open to discussing mental health and the challenges...

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Podcast episode 44 – Hoo Gives A Hoot
Curtin University April 1, 2025

It's a story full of compromises, contradictions and unsuspecting victims. The use of rat and mice...

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Despite bans, vapes still easy to buy in Melbourne
University of Melbourne, Alipriya Biswas, and Ricky Sproule March 11, 2025
Last July, the Australian Government introduced “world-leading” bans on the sale of vapes. But they appear to have had a limited impact.
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