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
Deakin University

Deakin University, Melbourne, Victoria

Deakin University provides journalism units and degrees at undergraduate and post graduate level across its Melbourne and regional Victorian campuses. Student work is showcased on D*scribe.

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A body of water with a mountain in the background

Sounds of Steel City

Deakin University, Rachel Wardhaugh
April 9, 2024
A man standing next to a body of water

It’s a tribe: Meet the Salty Bitches

Deakin University, Ellie Claringbold
September 7, 2023
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It’s never too late to sparkle

Deakin University, Chloe Williams
September 7, 2023
Geelong residents march through the streets in protest. Photo: Ellie Claringbold

People power

Deakin University, Ellie Claringbold
June 27, 2023
A woman is walking down the street

Latest fashion trend a throwback to the noughties

Deakin University, Olivia Lowes
May 9, 2023
A man that is standing in the grass

Aston up for grabs

Deakin University, Olivia Lowes
March 30, 2023
A woman sitting on a bed

Living with long COVID

Deakin University, Holly Audsley
February 13, 2023
Pet ownership is becoming dangerously expensive in Australia. Photo: Holly Audsley

Pet pressures

Deakin University, Holly Audsley
February 13, 2023
A dog looking at the camera

December Podcast Out Now

Deakin University
December 1, 2022
Reporter Van Nguyen. Photo: Screenshot from video

What do you think of fast fashion?

Deakin University, Van Nguyen
July 13, 2022
Bruce Whalley use to have a corporate job, now he's the happiest tram driver in Melbourne. Photo: screenshot from video

How to find joy in your job

Deakin University, Naomi Newcombe
July 13, 2022
Candace Colaco, founder of the Little Litter Project, at a clean-up event in Melbourne's Carlton Gardens. Photo: Khanh Tran

Little litter project goes big

Deakin University, KHANH TRAN
June 7, 2022
Student nurse Tilly Kuter. Photo: Supplied by Tilly Kutey

Why nursing students are dropping out

Deakin University, George Wilson
May 18, 2022
Rosina Muratore enjoys cooking, but rising food costs have impacted her ability to make the meals she loves. Photo: Chantelle Scerri

‘Put the pension up, PM’

Deakin University, Chantelle Scerri
May 18, 2022
TikTok teaches teens

TikTok teaches teens

Deakin University, Naomi Newcombe
March 20, 2022
Zali Steggall fronting the media

Truth in Political Advertising? Not yet.

Deakin University, Naomi Newcombe
February 2, 2022
A flat lay fashion outfits.

February Podcast Out Now

Deakin University and Southern Cross University
February 1, 2022
A love heart shown in computer code

January Podcast Out Now

Deakin University
January 4, 2022
A sign in Outback Australia warning of the Min Min lights. Photo: gondwana, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Australia’s alien light show

Deakin University, Bridgit Phillips
November 15, 2021
Fresh produce at a farmers' market. Photo: Erik Scheel, via Pexels.

Harvesting for the hungry

Deakin University, Bridget Robertson
November 3, 2021
Photo: Georgia Dunn

Is TikTok helping or hindering fashion?

Deakin University, Georgia Dunne
October 24, 2021
A common multi-bed patient bay. Photo: Pixabay, via Pexels

Uncomfortably numb

Deakin University, Nyssa Chennell Dutton
October 24, 2021
Photo: Mart Production, via Pexels

How a Facebook group homed a homeless man

Deakin University, Naomi Newcombe
September 20, 2021
screenshot of a vaccination promotional piece

Get the jab to find a match

Deakin University, Jess Pye
August 20, 2021
headshot of mollie quinn

Alcohol-free fundraiser prompts waste-free lifestyle

Deakin University, Mollie Quinn
August 16, 2021
On the brink: How one local council is fighting the climate crisis

On the brink: How one local council is fighting the climate crisis

Deakin University, Callum McNaught
June 21, 2021
Colac's Main Street. Photo: Still image from video.

Businesses battle fire, pandemic and a new retail giant in town

Deakin University, Naomi Newcombe
June 15, 2021
Ray Martin’s other passion is photography. Photo: Dane Uechtritz

How Ray Martin is helping to save children’s lives

Deakin University, Dane Uechtritz
June 15, 2021
Non-binary person, Vera Hitchcock, holding a sign that shows their pronouns. Photo: Alana Foster

Are you a boy or a girl? The people who don’t identify as either

Deakin University, Alana Foster
May 26, 2021
Twenty-three-year-old Korey Baruta. Photo: Curtis Baines

Anorexia: ‘I told myself that I’ll be fine, but I was completely wrong’

Deakin University, Curtis Baines
May 7, 2021
E-scooters are forcing Bundaberg to innovate

E-scooters are forcing Bundaberg to innovate

Deakin University, RICKY WRIGHT
April 29, 2021
Arbitrary arrests and detention of children are becoming more and more common in Somaliland. Photo: Amani Shire

Young love puts girl behind bars: Somaliland’s juvenile justice system

Deakin University, Mona Liban
April 25, 2021
Young smokers are drawn to the devices by their discreet form factor and ease of use. Photo: Brandon Davis

Illegal vape sales prompt call for ban on liquid nicotine

Deakin University, Brandon Davis
April 23, 2021
Tamar Valley Vixens president Rhiannon James gears up to make history. Photo: Brielle Quigley

Junior girls’ rugby comes to Tassie’s north

Deakin University, Brielle Quigley
April 1, 2021
Afghan refugee Zakiria Tahirian. Photo: Rochelle Hansen.

An artist’s harrowing tale of life before finding refuge in Australia

Deakin University, Rochelle Hansen
November 17, 2020
17-year-old Jack Ward provides his town with its news via his hyperlocal podcast. PHOTO: Supplied by Jack Ward.

Podcast: Teen journalist fills his town’s news gap

Deakin University, Bayley Cocking
November 4, 2020
Photo: Pixabay

Hot air balloon rides, live chickens: The gifts offered to Victoria’s local councillors

Deakin University, William Summers
November 2, 2020
Shirley Saywell (right) rewards regular customer Linda Bennett with some complimentary flowers. Photo: Juliette Milbank

Eat local: How one farmers’ market reinvented itself in the face of the pandemic

Deakin University, Juliette Milbank
November 2, 2020
Photo by Library of Congress on Unsplash

Opinion: Why investigative journalism has not stopped Donald Trump

Deakin University, Christopher White
November 2, 2020
The National Trust property, Labassa, in Caulfield. Photo: Stephanie Bastiaan

National Trust calls for government support as revenue plummets

Deakin University, Stephanie Bastiaan
August 24, 2020
Angi Frentiu and her dog Radar wear Angi's matching mask and bandana set. Photo: Supplied by Angi Frentiu

Victorians in stitches over face covering requirement

Deakin University, Elle Cecil
August 17, 2020
Picture: Insung Yoon via Unsplash

What it’s like to live with a fear of having kids

Deakin University, Emily Rawle
May 28, 2020
Art work by Tori Press of @revelatori. Image via Instagram

Meet Tori – artist and highly anxious person

Deakin University, Brittany Lazarus
May 28, 2020
Finding a job in the law in an ordinary year is competitive. In a COVID-19 economy, it is even more unpredictable. Photo: TIM GOUW via Pexels.com.

Getting a job in the law just became much harder

Deakin University, Kim Koelmeyer
May 28, 2020
Bumbies are set to be culled in the Victorian highlands. Photo: Supplied by Donna Crebbin

Racing to save last descendants of WWI ‘waler’ brumbies

Deakin University, Stephanie Bastiaan
May 18, 2020
Protesters appear to breach the 1.5 metre social distancing rules as they gather for speeches. Source: Luke Valentine

Victorians protest against social distancing rules

Deakin University, Stephanie Bastiaan
April 27, 2020
Simpson Oval will remain empty for the foreseeable future. Photo: Courtney Santospirito

Local footy clubs could lose $60,000 in shortened season

Deakin University, Courtney Santospirito
April 27, 2020
Woolworths supermarket at BrickWorks Shopping Centre. Photo: Ashleigh Bailey.

Supermarkets are the new ground zero of frustration

Deakin University, Ashleigh Bailey
April 27, 2020
Flight Centre is closing 100 stores nationwide. Photo: Stephanie Bastiaan

Hefty charges for flights cancelled due to COVID-19

Deakin University, Stephanie Bastiaan
April 2, 2020
Prime Minister Scott Morrison at his press conference at Parliament House in Canberra today. Picture: Stephanie Bastiaan via Facebook Live.

PM slams food hoarders and panic buyers

Deakin University, Stephanie Bastiaan
March 18, 2020
Jaouad describing one of his tattoos. Photo by: Shannon Tucker

Redrawing history: The revival of Amazigh tattooing

Deakin University, Shannon Tucker
March 16, 2020
Team Matrix, the oldest First LEGO League (FLL) team in Morocco. Photo: Jonathan McQuie

Shaping the future with LEGO

Deakin University, Jonathan McQuie
March 16, 2020
We Thrifting store owner Mohamed Atlas. Photo by: Ebony Dike

Old clothes, new tricks

Deakin University, Ebony Dike
March 16, 2020
Gardening Australia's Sophie Thomson, with horticulturist Mark Hannan. Photo by Linda Lacey

For the love of lawn

Deakin University, Linda Lacey
March 6, 2020
Dr Max Tischler, from Australian Desert Expeditions, measures a tiny skink, caught overnight. Photo: Chris Johnston

Gone to ground, or gone for good?

Deakin University, Chris Johnston
February 7, 2020
A honey bee gathers pollen from japonica flowers near Lake George NSW. Photo credit: AJ Macpherson.

Flying under the radar: the truth about bees and food

Deakin University, AJ Macpherson
February 7, 2020
John Fleming’s family pose for a wedding photograph, Lismore NSW (1919). (L-R) Gordon Fleming, Jim and Ethel Harder and Rita Fleming. Photo: supplied by the Gill Family.

‘You’ll be sorry!’: A hotelkeeper, strychnine and a case of revenge

Deakin University, Michelle Gill
February 6, 2020
The Wellington AFL women's team playing their first game. Photo: Jun Tanlayco

A small but spectacular mark in AFL history

Deakin University, Bonnie Parfitt
January 7, 2020
Flinders Medical Centre Emergency department is often over its patient capacity. Photo: Ben Lewis

Code White – Inside an emergency department in crisis

Deakin University, Ben Lewis
December 18, 2019
Angela and Peter Dorian. Photo: Rise Up Australia Party

Why husband and wife team are running as candidates for RUAP

Deakin University
May 17, 2019
WeChat's logo.

Expert says Labor’s use of WeChat has been effective

Deakin University, Vanessa Chan
May 14, 2019
Photo by Harrison Moore on Unsplash.

What do young voters in Chisholm want?

Deakin University, Shannon Tucker, Ebony Miocic and Sahar Foladi
May 11, 2019
Still from the video of Deakin student Jordy Wright interviewing voters in the Chisholm electorate.

Chisholm, a history-making electorate

Deakin University, Jordy Wright and Taylah Eastwell
May 8, 2019
Corangamite candidates at a Q&A session with voters at Geelong's The Pulse radio station on April 30. Photo: Lachlan Ellis

Climate change Issue heats up at Geelong Q&A

Deakin University, Lachlan Ellis
May 8, 2019
Labor's candidate for Chisholm Jennifer Yang. Photo supplied by the Australian Labor Party

Yang fights to go from Mayor to Member in Chisholm

Deakin University, Bill Hansen
May 7, 2019
Rosemary Lavin, the Animal Justice Party candidate for Chisholm. Photo: Nicola Pavan

‘There are no jobs for young people on a dead planet’

Deakin University, Nicola Pavan
May 7, 2019
Social media mash up depicting Chisholm candidates Jennifer Yang and Gladys Liu. Image: Created by SHAYANNAH BECK, NANCY TA and ZHI XIAN LYU

Investigation: Chisholm candidates make the most of Chinese social media platforms

Deakin University, Shayannah Beck, Nancy Ta and Zhi Xian Lyu
May 6, 2019
Chisholm candidate for the Liberal Party, Gladys Liu. Photo: Supplied by the Victorian Liberal Party

Liu aims to be the Liberal’s first Chinese-Australian woman in Federal Parliament

Deakin University, Shayannah Beck
May 6, 2019
Greens candidate for Chisholm Luke Arthur. Photo: Taylah Eastwell

Tradie turns to Greens after ‘brutal’ time in his life

Deakin University, Taylah Eastwell
May 3, 2019
Former PM Kevin Rudd and Labor's Chisholm candidate Jennifer Yang at the Alfred Deakin Institute's round-table discussion. Photo: Supplied by Giles Campbell-Wright

Rudd discusses the Asian vote at Chisholm round-table

Deakin University, Marianna Alepidis
May 3, 2019
Ian Dobby

Dobby on top for donkey vote

Deakin University, Alexis Yorkston
May 1, 2019
The two main candidates in the Chisholm debate, Gladys Liu and Jennifer Yang. Photo: Supplied by the Australian 3CW Newsgroup

Chisholm candidates battle it out in Australia’s first dual-language debate

Deakin University, Zhi xian Lyu
April 30, 2019
United Australia Party's Chisholm candidate George Zoraya. Photo: Supplied by George Zoraya

Tax breaks for paying off your home loan or moving to the country

Deakin University, Jasmin Pedretti
April 30, 2019
Right: Lauren Rees at her heaviest before surgery. Left: Lauren today. Photos: Supplied by Lauren Rees

Bariatric surgery – it’s not the easy way out

Deakin University, Karlena Sutcliffe
April 23, 2019
Nykayla is a 19-year-old who sells conversations and nude pictures on a Snapchat subscription, making about $1500 a week. Photo: Supplied by Nykayla

How Tinder girls are making a fortune

Deakin University, Jack Morgan
April 23, 2019
Chisholm candidate Anne Wicks. Photo supplied by Derryn Hinch’s Justice Party

Justice Party candidate wants to help those in aged care

Deakin University, Taylor Colson
April 20, 2019
James Cotton started the Save Pt Lonsdale Front Beach Facebook page. Photo: Paul Boyd

What’s best for Victoria’s eroding coast?

Deakin University, Paul Boyd
April 2, 2019
A troubled land. Photo by Tim Sisarich

Working on peace at a grassroots level

Deakin University, Tim Sisarich
April 1, 2019
Labor's candidate for Burwood Will Fowles

Burwood – Labor: Will Fowles

Deakin University, Matthew Evans
November 6, 2018
Behrouz Boochani. Photo by Hoda Afshar, Facebook

Ditch hashtag say Manus refugees

Deakin University, Katie Colston
October 9, 2018
Girl studying. Image: Pexels, licensed for free use without attribution.

Golden Key: Worth joining or a waste of money?

Deakin University, Krystle Richardson
October 1, 2018
Bellarine: Video: Street talk with voters on the Bellarine

Bellarine: Video: Street talk with voters on the Bellarine

Deakin University, Jake Traynor
October 1, 2018
Bellarine: Cop takes on Police Minister

Bellarine: Cop takes on Police Minister

Deakin University, Jake Traynor
September 27, 2018
Melbourne train. Image: ABC

Burwood: New track for growing state

Deakin University, Jamie Salter
September 24, 2018
Stop sexual assault. Image first used by The World University Rankings website

COMMENT: Where is Australia’s consent education?

Deakin University, Olivia Reed
September 24, 2018
Burwood: Labor hopes to ride train to victory

Burwood: Labor hopes to ride train to victory

Deakin University, Matthew Evans
September 13, 2018
Image by Getty, via Lifehacker

The Last Straw: calls to phase out drinking straws

Deakin University, Mitch Clarke and Shailin Brown
September 9, 2018
Geelong: Mohawked ex-mayor takes on Labor

Geelong: Mohawked ex-mayor takes on Labor

Deakin University, Olivia Reed
September 9, 2018
Dscribe Footy Finals panelists Angus Kramer, Nat Kerr, Brodie Cowburn, Jessica Robinson and Tess Gellie.

Finals Footy Show – grand final edition

Deakin University, Matthew Evans, Brodie Cowburn, Jessica Robinson, Nat Kerr, Angus Kramer and Tess Gellie
September 1, 2018
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