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Map technology helps mangrove conservation 
USC, Samantha Robinson
Mangroves are the focus of a new research project by the University of Western Australia to spread awareness of their importance in marine ecosystems.
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Sounds of Steel City
Deakin University, Rachel Wardhaugh

The sun is setting on another typical Friday in coastal suburbia. The migration of work weary, albeit exuberant, residents begins between the...

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SA bans corflutes on Stobie poles
University of South Australia, Robert Hicks

Displaying election advertisements on public infrastructure is a thing of the past in South Australia after law changes targeting corflutes (plastic...

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Sounds of Steel City
Deakin University, Rachel Wardhaugh

The sun is setting on another typical Friday in coastal suburbia. The migration of work weary, albeit exuberant, residents begins between the two pubs that signify the beginning and the end of the small surf town. Bec Sandridge, the local act performing...

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Placement poverty
University of Newcastle, Charlotte Wintle

Charlotte Wintle uncovers the financial, academic, and mental health costs of mandatory unpaid placements to university students who wonder why they can’t just be paid.

The vaping epidemic
The vaping epidemic
University of Newcastle, Saffire Penn

Saffire Penn explores the attraction for young adults to this increasingly controversial trend and hears first-hand from three former vapers about how and why they quit.

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March Podcast: On The Rocks
February 29, 2024

In the next episode of our Long Read series on Making a Difference, Tylah Tully from Curtin University...

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February Podcast: The Professional Recyclers
January 31, 2024

This month on Making a Difference is the first in our Long Read series where we focus on one, in-depth...

DOOMSCROLLING - A Soothing Compulsion
DOOMSCROLLING - A Soothing Compulsion
Griffith University, Michelle Homsombat • January 19, 2024

Michelle Homsombat's short documentary aims to investigate the act of doomscrolling and how it affects...

Native Australian Bees
Native Australian Bees
Griffith University, Ben Trood • January 17, 2024

Australian native bees are not as well-known as European honey bees and are often taken for granted....

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