In this episode by journalism students at UNSW, we look at care and vulnerability across very different lives. From young people navigating the dating scene, to female athletes facing higher injury risks; from the quiet work of a mortician preparing the dead with dignity, to growing concern about apps that expose children to exploitation; and the life of a refugee who found safety after fleeing persecution.

Different stories…but they all ask the same question: when it matters most, who looks after us?

Host: Anoushka Israni

Stories:

Gen Z dating - Reporter: Ben Tresno Turner

The Gender Gap in Sports Injuries - Reporter: Kate Arellano

The Mortician - Reporter: Eva Matthews

Nudify apps - Reporter: Raahat Shaik

Escape from Afghanistan - Reporter: Salvatore Franco

Production:

Sound design: Britta Jorgensen

Episode Executive Producer: Peter R. R. White

Supervising Producer: Simon Brady

Music:

‘Betelgeuse’ / Kunal Shingade

‘Come Back Home’ / Olexy

Image (social media):

'Pedestrian crowd' - Brian Merrill

More stories from UNSW:

https://www.newsworthy.org.au/

More stories from The Junction:

https://junctionjournalism.com/

Flying foxes, war veterans, AI chatbots, women in journalism, Halloween, rural communities. In this episode, student reporters at Deakin University bring us stories about people trying to work out who's on their side.

Hosts: Leigh Lule and Alex Kratofil

Stories:

Who gives a flying fox - Reporter: Evie Nguyen

The Mad Snake - Reporter: Ruby Vella

My Therapist, the Chatbot - Reporter: Nhu Phan

Trick or Treat - Reporters: Mel Di Donato, Kaitlin Crosbie and Brandy Dixon

Anger in the Bush - Reporter: George Nicol

Women in the News - Reporter: Ali Turner, Brooke Williams and Malya Torrance

AI: workmate or biggest rival? - Reporter: Farah Hawi

Production:

Sound design and mixing: Chris Scanlon

Episode Executive Producer: Alison McAdam

Supervising Producer: Simon Brady

Music:

‘Betelgeuse’ / Kunal Shingade

'Freaky Halloween' / Alex Productions

‘Come Back Home’ / Olexy

Image (social media):

'Touch finger' / Gerd Altmann

More stories from Deakin University:

https://www.dscribe.net.au/

More stories from The Junction:

https://junctionjournalism.com/

For our 50th episode, journalism students from Griffith University look back…and forward. They take us back to events in 1975 to report on the enduring influence of The Dismissal and the land rights movement in Australia. And we trace the echoes of those stories through our 50 episodes to present day issues about food security and sustainable fashion. From old fabric to new futures, how the past is stitched into the present.

Hosts: Mayabi Aziz and Princess Brown

Stories:

'1975: The Ballads of the Whitlam Dismissal' - Reporter: Mayabi Aziz

'What’s in a Name?' - Reporter: Nahri Forde

'From thrift to thriving: the rise of op shops' - Reporter: Azzen Ramathan

'Funky foods' - Reporter: Mayabi Aziz

Production supervision:

Sound design: Heather Anderson and Bridget Backhaus

Episode Executive Producers: Bridget Backhaus and Heather Anderson

Supervising Producer: Simon Brady

More stories from Griffith University:

https://thesourcenews.com/

More stories from The Junction

https://junctionjournalism.com/

Social media image:

Urban pavement - pen_ash

Music:

‘Betelgeuse’ / Kunal Shingade

‘Come Back Home’ / Olexy