New film-making project sparks young minds
Seed Cinema is a new program running in regional Victoria which teaches primary students how to make their own films. Nicholas Hume spoke with…
Cosplay: it’s so much more than dressing up
Cosplay is a combination of the words ‘costume’ and ‘play’. The participants of this type of performance art, known as cosplayers, wear costumes and…
Can Melbourne’s trams survive COVID-19?
The Melbourne Tram network has been in operation for over 136 years. It is one of the main factors that makes Melbourne one of…
Interview: Indigenous astronomy with Kirsten Banks
For more than 60,000 years, Indigenous Australians have been looking to the stars. In these galaxies, they see their traditions, their stories and roadmaps…
Interview: Neil Murray’s songwriting process
The lockdowns and restrictions on public life that have kept Australia’s artists and entertainers confined to their homes, have also given them time to…
Interview: Good nutrition may be easier than you think
As students approach university, many are beginning to take their nutrition into their own hands and for the first time are creating long term…
Interview: The international student renting crisis
Big-budget rentals with unfair contracts; high-density living that creates social isolation. These are some of the challenges international student renters face in the midst…
Interview: Mental Health during COVID-19
One in five people in Australia experience a mental illness such as depression or anxiety every year, according to a national survey of mental…
Interview: Why are people reluctant to seek therapy?
About 45 per cent of Australians will experience a mental illness, and in 2014, 54 per cent of those suffering were not receiving treatment,…
Interview: Churches and Youth
Church, Christianity, and youth – in modern culture, it’s often strange to think of these things together. The younger demographic doesn’t seem nearly as…