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Stinking point: residents take stand on smelly tip expansion
Locals refuse to hold their nose as the state government pushes development plans at a controversial rubbish dump, writes Bethany Duncan....
Jul 23, 20233 min read


The last straw: breaking up with single-use plastics
Emily Anderson explores why single-use plastic bans may not be a silver bullet solution to our plastic waste crisis. When Swedish...
Jun 26, 20235 min read


Is Virtual Reality the Future of Water Safety Education?
After a horrific 10 years of fatal drownings, virtual reality holds new hope for Victoria's inland waterways. J oshua Sabini and Ben...
Jun 19, 20234 min read


Movie Mogul event wows with horror, lamingtons and a little bit of Kylie...
Swinburne’s 2023 Movie Mogul pitch winner has been named. Issie Soudy reports . Adam Coustley and fellow students present their curation, 'The Lamington Movies', at ACMI's Swinburne Studio during the Movie Mogul event on Friday, May 26. Photo: Issie Soudy / The Burne. From technicolour horror, to lamingtons and Kylie Minogue, there was something for everyone at Swinburne University of Technology's annual Movie Mogul pitch event on Friday, May 26 at the Australian Centre for
May 29, 20233 min read


No man’s land: illegal asbestos dumping widespread across Victoria
Edward Russell, Spencer Gilder-Smith, Benjamin Ponsford and Sian Donazzon report. The unsafe disposal of toxic waste is rampant across...
May 5, 20233 min read


Crowdsourcing project aims to stop habitat destruction ‘in its tracks’
Emily Anderson reports on how digital volunteers are helping to fill the gaps in Australia’s biodiversity data.
Apr 3, 20233 min read


Swinburne University to support The Voice
Millicent Spencer speaks with National Union of Students First Nations officer and Swinburne student Patrick Taylor about the...
Mar 21, 20233 min read


The Bill a decade in the making: Australia’s ‘climate wars’ explained
Labor this month successfully passed their climate bill through the lower house with amendments, marking a dramatic change in Australia’s approach to dealing with climate change. This bill was backed by the Greens, teal independents and Liberal MP Bridget Archer gaining an end-vote of 89 to 55 in favour. This marks the first definitive act on Australian climate policy in the past decade. The “climate wars” refer loosely to the period 2009–2014 where Labor, Greens and Libera
Aug 26, 20226 min read


The misinformation epidemic: what we can all do to help stop the spread
“It was a gradual process. I just went there step-by-step,” journalist Craig Idlebrook says about becoming an anti-vaxxer. “I was always trying to figure out how to live more naturally.” Now years removed from this period in his life, Craig is able to reflect on what lead him down that path. “It’s sort of like coming out of a fever dream,” he said. Craig now actively supports the other side of the debate, and tries to nudge people to get the vaccine . While currently the
Nov 8, 20215 min read
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