University student journalism from Australia, NZ and the Pacific.

The Junction
University student journalism from Australia, NZ and the Pacific.

The Junction
University student journalism from Australia, NZ and the Pacific.

The Junction
USC

USC, Sunshine Coast, Queensland

The University of the Sunshine Coast offers a Bachelor of Communication (Journalism) degree.

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Courtney Schiffke recovers in hospital after surgery for endometriosis removal.

The endless battle against Endometriosis

USC, Brooke Festa
June 2, 2020
DJ and music blogger Sean Tayler.

Triple J Requestival is pure chaos – in the best possible way

USC, Shea Dawson
June 1, 2020
Commercial fishing bans have long divided fisherman across Queensland.

Calls for rezoning divide Queensland fishers

USC, Liam Bland
May 11, 2020
Solo sightseeing at Nordkette, the Jewel of the Alps, in Austria. Photo by Okki Klijn

Five things I learned the hard way travelling as a solo female

USC, Okki Klijn
May 8, 2020
Omelettes are a nutritious, filling and easy meal for any time of the day. Photo by Randolph Croft, Flickr

Perfect omelettes for lazy cooks

USC, Dani Sharp
May 8, 2020
Small businesses can suffer under the demands of payroll tax. Photo by Annie Spratt, Unsplash

Payroll burden on growing small businesses

USC, Hannah Turner
May 7, 2020
It's time to step back and look at our Earth from a different perspective. Photo by Pikrepo

Covid-19 sparks optimism of a low-carbon future

USC, Brooke Festa
May 7, 2020
The REIQ has launched a campaign against the State Government’s renter protection laws. Photo by Rent Realties, Flikr.

Landlords may forgive but will they forget?

USC, Liam Bland
April 24, 2020
Ceremonies are cancelled in line with COVID-19, leaving the Anzac memory susceptible to neglect. Supplied by: Flickr

Lest we’ve forgotten

USC, Dani Sharp
April 24, 2020
Skye Herbett is a 14-year-old Sunshine Coast wakeboarding star. Photo by Rebecca Mugridge

Coast teen rides waves of success

USC, Rebecca Mugridge
April 15, 2020
Art therapy can help during the Covid-19 lockdown. Photo by Brooke Festa

Art therapy: a way to cope

USC, Brooke Festa
April 15, 2020
Rikki was inspired to have a graduation for her friend after seeing other events being held in-game in response to coronavirus cancellations. Screenshot by Rikki Ocampos

New Horizons for those on lockdown

USC, Evangeline Bryce
April 15, 2020
Dr Garry Bright claims to have developed two life-changing technologies. Photo from Maplestreet Vet via YouTube.

Vet’s COVID-19 cure claims put down

USC, Liam Bland
April 9, 2020
Al Wood, left with some of his staff, is experiencing the biggest customer increase as people stock up on survival supplies. Image supplied

Selfish shoppers create supply shortage

USC, Aleasha Bliss
April 8, 2020
University of the Sunshine Coast Clinical Trial Centre Doctor Susan Thackwray. Photo courtesy of Susan Thackwray

Coronacast: Covid-19 facts with Dr Susan Thackwray

USC, Aleasha Bliss
April 8, 2020
A scene from The Tribe, the 1990s cult hit. Photo courtesy of Cloud 9 Screen Entertainment Group

A look into the future, from the past

USC, Evangeline Bryce
April 7, 2020
This is the way we wash our hands. Photo by Burst, https://www.pexels.com/

Songs to wash away your worries (and Covid-19)

USC, Hannah Turner and Evangeline Bryce
April 7, 2020
Covid-19 and a timeline of deadly pandemics

Covid-19 and a timeline of deadly pandemics

USC, Tori Crittle
April 2, 2020
Crystal Methamphetamine. Photo by Radspunk, Wikimedia Commons

Australia’s ice epidemic: Worrying new statistics released

USC, Liam Bland
March 27, 2020

Legally blind and a brilliant artist

USC, Lara Yomoguita, Frazer Ramsden and Ciaran Nix
November 28, 2019

Cartoonist brings drawings to life

USC, Alex Cox, April Orme and Juliette Sauvage
November 12, 2019
"A disturbing number of young men aged 16-24 years don’t understand that controlling behaviours in relationships are a problem."

Violent men no joke

USC, Evangeline Bryce
October 30, 2019
Two water-bombing helicopters swoop in to refill at the Peregian Springs Golf Club before flying back to fight the bushfire that threatened the area on September 10.

Queensland fires highlight climate crisis

USC, Evangeline Bryce
October 7, 2019
Farmer Ben James with one of the bull calves on his family’s farm in Hyden, Western Australia.

Focus on feed to cut farm methane

USC, Hannah Turner
September 18, 2019
For the friends around the table, the DND adventure is just beginning

Dungeons and delight

USC, Evangeline Bryce
September 13, 2019
In 2017 poker machines accounted for over 68 percent of the gambling market

Gambling returns come at a heavy price

USC, Russell Phipps
June 25, 2019
Winter temperatures are set to rise again in Queensland.

Queensland winter too hot to handle

USC, Laura-Leith Pettigrew
June 18, 2019
New Zealanders are making the move across the ditch without being aware of the dangers.

Fewer Kiwis coming to Australia as citizenship battle continues

USC, Drew Beveridge
June 17, 2019
The Sunshine Coast is expecting the winter arrival of grey nurse sharks off Mooloolaba

Big sharks fall but more on Queensland horizon

USC, Joseph Price
June 17, 2019
Queensland influenza totals from 2013 to 2019

Influenza cases at record-breaking high

USC, Aleasha Bliss
June 17, 2019
The remnants of the Buderim tramway are now a walking track.

Buderim wants its train back

USC, Kaleb Davis
June 5, 2019
Fairfax MP Ted O'Brien at the Mountain Creek booth in his Sunshine Coast electorate

LNP holding Fisher and Fairfax easily again

USC, Madeleine Dowling and Laura-Leith Pettigrew
May 18, 2019
Despite being faced with a tough battle, Peter Dutton seems relaxed. And he has the steely resolve of a former police officer

Dutton extending his time in Dickson

USC, Braedan Jason and Dylan Fewings
May 18, 2019
A train en-route to the Nambour Train Station on the NCL which is at the centre of debate regarding the B2N Project

Government at crossroads over rail upgrades

USC, Vincent Holliday
May 15, 2019
Carrol Halliwell. Soucre: Facebook

One Nation candidate silent about chances

USC, Makayla Bishop
May 15, 2019
Social media paints picture of late entrant

Social media paints picture of late entrant

USC, Madeleine Dowling
May 14, 2019
Maureen Brohman says she is just a regular person who hopes to get the word out about the Animal Justice Party and increase its voice in Parliament

Animal lover takes on “top dog” in Dickson

USC, Courtney Lynch
May 13, 2019
The plight of refugees has struck a chord with Sunshine Coast locals

Immigration and border protection in election spotlight

USC, Maddie Manwaring
May 10, 2019
Bruce and Denise Morcombe are in full support of a publicly accessible sex offender register after losing their son to a convicted paedophile.

Remember Daniel with name and shame sex offender register

USC, Aleasha Bliss
May 10, 2019
EndED Co-founder Mark Forbes at his Mooloolah Valley property where Australia’s first residential eating disorder facility will be built.

Construction ready for holistic eating disorder house

USC, Drew Beveridge
May 9, 2019
Integrated Family and Youth Services’ Paul Morton says Jordan Miletec now has the skills to take his next step in life.

Youth poverty on the rise but it’s not a vote winner

USC, Russell Phipps
May 9, 2019
Cotton Tree’s Lani Pallister won five gold medals at the National Age Championships in Adelaide.

Pallister dominates in pool, but it’s only the start

USC, Drew Beveridge
April 23, 2019
The USC banner blows above the Petrie campus construction site, in the heart of Dickson.

Uni expansion hangs on party vows

USC, Braedan Jason
April 16, 2019
Dickson MP Peter Dutton has been forced to apologise to his Labor opponent

Dutton and France clash over housing

USC, Makayla Bishop and Sam Dickfos
April 15, 2019

Sausages, mosquitoes and door knocking

USC, Dylan Fewings
April 12, 2019
Clive Palmer is trying to make a memorable impression in the Dickson electorate and beyond.

Hefty price tag for eye-catching campaign

USC, Laura-Leith Pettigrew, Madeleine Dowling and Hayley Pointon
April 12, 2019

Call for compassion threatens Dutton

USC, Madeleine Dowling and Laura-Leith Pettigrew
April 12, 2019
Labor's Ali France needs a swing of 1.7% to beat Peter Dutton in Dickson

Labor “hero” sets sights on unseating Dutton

USC, Janice Johansen
April 11, 2019

Do the voters of Dickson know their candidates?

USC, Courtney Lynch
April 10, 2019
Dickson MP Peter Dutton has been forced to apologise to his Labor opponent

18 things you don’t know – or have forgotten – about Peter Dutton

USC, Makayla Bishop and Sam Dickfos
April 10, 2019
Volunteer Johannes Faller about to set out on his fortnightly door knocking session for GetUp

University students GetUp for Dickson change

USC, Joseph Price
April 10, 2019
You're a pal and a confidant: Benedict Coyne with Scott Ludlam at a community picnic in Murrumba Downs

Poet well versed in politics

USC, Dylan Fewings
April 10, 2019
Former Labor MP Cheryl Kernot says she wants to see a change in Dickson

Dickson a window into election fate

USC, Drew Beveridge
April 10, 2019
Thor Prohaska, an Independent candidate in Dickson

Snowboarder carves into another campaign

USC, Vincent Holliday and Joseph Price
April 10, 2019
Residents in Dickson are close to both Brisbane and nature

Small swing needed for change of guard

USC, Drew Beveridge
April 8, 2019
Despite being faced with a tough battle, Peter Dutton seems relaxed. And he has the steely resolve of a former police officer

Dutton’s desperate duel for Dickson

USC, Sam Dickfos and Makayla Bishop
April 5, 2019
“I mostly voted for LNP,” Dickson’s United Australia Party candidate Stephen Austin says. Photo contributed

First time for family man

USC, Madeleine Dowling, Laura-Leith Pettigrew & Hayley Pointon
April 3, 2019
Ross Boyle had to re-invent himself as a turf farmer after the sugar mill closed.

Nambour mill closure still being felt after 15 years

USC, Russell Phipps
February 14, 2019
Erosion and a lack of maintenance have damaged the WWII forts on Bribie Island.

Final battle for Fort Bribie

USC, Aleasha Bliss
January 29, 2019
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