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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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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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Party people: election boosts student political clubs
University of Melbourne, Ellen Cutler

As the Liberal Party’s seismic loss became clear on election night, a handful of students from the University of Melbourne’s Liberal Club...

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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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Children of the SAS
Curtin University, Georgy Sides

My dad always seemed to belong to everyone. When he was in Afghanistan he was serving his country and when he was home his time was split between everyone in his life. When I was nine my class made Christmas decorations for our parents, but my...

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Land scars
University of Newcastle, Indiana Hardwick

Land clearing is threatening the survival of native species and ecological communities in Australia and worldwide. Indiana Hardwick reports how one organization is working to turn that around.

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Exit stage West
Curtin University, Kimberley Putland

I pull up outside the address — this must be the one. There is a new, bluish metal frame that is the skeleton of a new house, a concrete slab, and not much else. On our phone call the week before, Maggie Wilde West had told me they are rebuilding, so...

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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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Party people: election boosts student political clubs
University of Melbourne, Ellen Cutler • June 11, 2025
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Lessons from Canada: how cannabis reform could work 
University of Melbourne, Georgie Preston • June 10, 2025
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Name shame starts to heal old wounds
USC, Ida Fink Gundtoft • May 15, 2025
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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National Radio News is an independent news service for the community broadcasting sector produced by Charles Sturt University in partnership with the Community Broadcasting Association of Australia and supported by the Community Broadcasting Foundation. The bulletins update hourly from 6am to 7pm AEST Monday to Friday, and 6am to noon on weekends.
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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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Podcast episode 43 – Confronting Threats
February 19, 2025

We deal with threats – both real and perceived – all the time. In this episode of our podcast, Making...

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