University projects and assessments
Five years on from the royal commission into family violence, sparked by the tragic death of Luke Batty at the hands of his father, children remain dramatically at risk. Continue reading Seen and not heard: Victorian children at risk
Conservative Prime Minister John Brown’s government is in jeopardy with a member of the junior coalition party in talks to jump ship. Continue reading PM John Brown’s govt in the thick of it
Ms Turner, 81, says she decided to talk about the abuse she suffered at the hands of her husband and former co-star to try and put the trauma of her past abuse behind her. Continue reading Toxic journalism triggered Turner’s PTSD
Peta Credlin has been slammed for poor journalistic conduct in a press conference with Victorian Premiere Daniel Andrews. Continue reading Andrews vs. Credlin
At the end of my first semester studying journalism at RMIT, I’m getting better at understanding what my job’s going to be and why it’s important I do it responsibly and well. Continue reading Semester One Reflection: it’s a long way from theatre blogs to Rachel Maddow
Today, heritage site Solomon’s Ford on the Maribyrnong River feels like a place out of time. But the scene of colonial romanticism is just one tiny frame of the 31,000 years of human history to have swept along the banks of the Maribyrnong. Continue reading Calls to Save Lost “Ancient” World of the Maribyrnong River
Maribyrnong Deputy Mayor Megan Bridger-Darling has called for an archaeological survey of the Maribyrnong River saying a 7 kilometre stretch of the river contained unique indigenous and colonial historical sites in danger of being lost to development and a lack of public awareness. Continue reading Councillor Fights to Save River Relics
Josie Vine’s defining memory of lockdown is a moment of celebration amidst a storm of stress. The RMIT journalism faculty stalwart split the first half of 2020 between raising her family of three and liaising with “heroic librarians” as she fought to finish her first manuscript in a COVID-19 world. Continue reading Author celebrates big win in tough lockdown
A Tuna salad sandwich has the same fat content as three McDonalds Quarter Pounders a study of Melbourne sandwiches by the Australian Nutrition Foundation has said. Continue reading Sandwich study makes fatty finds
The profound tragedy of globalisation has been its failure to evolve economic systems to match the needs of its global social unit. The dominant ideologies remain capitalism and socialism. Continue reading Book Review: Globalisation and Global Politics by Anthony McGrew (2014)
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