Making A Difference
Making A Difference is a Junction Journalism podcast produced by student journalists in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific. From June 2021, new episodes of Making A Difference will be hosted a different university each month. We'll continue to report on stories that don't shy away from issues but also explore solutions and better ways of working. Subscribe to listen every month.https://junctionjournalism.com/ or wherever you get your podcasts.
Podcasting since 2020 • 48 episodes
Making A Difference
Latest Episodes
Episode 47 - A Rock and a Hard Place (Curtin University)
In 2024, we brought you the story of the fight to protect the sacred Indigenous rock art site, Murujuga, in Western Australia's Pilbara from industrial pollution. The story has just taken a new turn with the federal government conditionally ext...
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Episode 46 - Running Your Own Race (Edith Cowan University)
This month’s episode by journalism students at Edith Cowan University features the male ballet dancer, the adult with ADHD, the vision-impaired, the lifesaving nurse, the person seeking connection, the ‘body positive’ woman. And the link betwee...
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Episode 45 - Mind The Gap (University of Sydney)
It’s a good thing that as a society, we’re more open to discussing mental health and the challenges it poses for many people. University of Sydney reporter Ben Fragiadakis investigated this transformation on what used to be a very taboo topic. ...
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Episode 44 - Hoo Gives A Hoot (Curtin University)
It's a story full of compromises, contradictions and unsuspecting victims. The use of rat and mice baits help to keep our home free of rodents. But they also pose a serious threat to native wildlife and ecosystems. A team of journalists at Curt...
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Episode 43 - Confronting Threats (Swinburne University)
We deal with threats – both real and perceived – all the time. In this episode, journalism students at Swinburne University look at how we are confronting some of those threats. From having the right to protest, to supporting the wellbeing of c...
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