DIY: pandemic inspires passionate small business pursuits
As COVID-19 leaves millions of Australians without a job, the number of new small businesses is on the rise. Breck Carter reports.
DIY: pandemic inspires passionate small business pursuits
As COVID-19 leaves millions of Australians without a job, the number of new small businesses is on the rise. Breck Carter reports.
Surf Coast and Bellarine cafés face permanent changes
Local cafes in the region may never look the same as café owners make big changes to cope with social distancing rules. Suzie Fitzgerald reports.
WIL in the time of Covid-19
Swinburne student Maddison Wrench spent three months of a work placement at Dandenong Market in full lockdown, working from home. It posed some interesting – and ultimately highly creative – challenges.
Serving up about sexism
Hospitality workers in Melbourne are speaking out about the “lad” culture ingrained in the industry and why it’s not being talked about. Imogen Hartmann reports.
Support call for compulsory unpaid study placements
Students facing unpaid placement say it can results in academic and financial hardship. Courtney Gillespie reports.
Freelancers take on the beauty industry
Social media is having a significant impact on the beauty industry with freelancers gaining more work and exposure than ever before. Breanna Taylor reports.
From war-torn Iraq to securing our suburbs
Two Iraqi refugees say traumatic childhoods have resulted in their becoming security guards in Australia. Margaret Rivette reports.
A Catalan’s struggle
Chef Gerard Curto Rodríguez has watched from afar the harsh response to moves in his native Catalonia to break away from Spain. Lewis de Zoete reports.
Retail rage
A recent study found almost nine of every 10 retail and fast food workers have been verbally abused. What does that mean for students juggling work and study? Madeline Bourn investigates.