Story 1 | A Whole New Ballgame: Engaging Indigenous Students Online For the first time in Australian history, a school semester has started without students in the classroom. While the transition from classroom to online has been mostly seamless, there are still many challenges to face. For Tyrone Bean, Indigenous programs coordinator at Trinity Grammar School in Melbourne, remote learning could set back years of work to close the gap between Indigenous and Non-Indigenous students. Reporter: Geo...
Apr 24, 2020•44 min
For the first time in Australian history, a school semester has started without students in the classroom. While the transition from classroom to online has been mostly seamless, there are still many challenges to face. For Tyrone Bean, Indigenous programs coordinator at Trinity Grammar School in Melbourne, remote learning could set back years of work to close the gap between Indigenous and Non-Indigenous students. Reporter: Georgia Bennett-Murphy
Apr 24, 2020•6 min
For many young adults, communication pre COVID-19 consisted of texts, Snapchats and instant messages. Now, since real human contact doesn’t go much further than immediate family, and seeing friends has become a distant notion, many young adults are craving more meaningful contact than the instant messages. So what do they do? They are relearning the skill of making a phone call. Reporter: Katelyn Kalafatis
Apr 24, 2020•7 min
Who would have thought that in 2020, introverts and extroverts would be spending their Friday nights the same way? Yet, here we are. Luckily for us who are more extroversion inclined, two introverts have recognised our plight and are here to discuss what it is like being an introvert in isolation and share a few tips along the way. Reporter: Saba Hashmi
Apr 24, 2020•6 min
COVID-19 has brought a fair amount of challenges for everyone. But it has hit businesses, particularly small ones, the hardest. Many have gone from thriving to just trying to survive almost overnight. “Adapt or die” is the ultimatum many Australian businesses are facing at the moment. Two companies, Stagekings from Sydney and BC Global in Melbourne, are proving the best way to survive is by utilising existing skills in new ways. Reporter: Willem Van Denderen
Apr 24, 2020•6 min
The introduction of social distancing restrictions has seen the closure of dance studios around the country. Taking this in their choreographed strides, instructors and dancers have taken to the internet to teach and perform, and found new ways to move and communicate in the process. Reporter: Simone Etheve
Apr 24, 2020•6 min
Stay Home For now, staying home is our safest option to ensure our health and safety. But for those in the community experiencing family violence, home is often the most unsafe place they can be. Where can victims go when they have been told to stay home? Warning: This story includes descriptions of violence against women in abusive relationships. Reporter: Alexandra Middleton The Right Words for Loneliness During the last month we adjusted to a new ‘normal’. One of staying at home and being soc...
Apr 10, 2020•50 min
For most of us, our time in lockdown has consisted of Zoom meetings, Netflix watch parties and daily iso walks to get some fresh air. But for some, going online or outside is simply out of the question. Australia’s elderly population have been told to stay home for their own safety, but what happens when they still need help? And will these few months leave them more alone than ever? We hear from Robert, 92, who, despite the challenges he faces, is still pretty upbeat. Warning: This story contai...
Apr 10, 2020•6 min
During the bushfire season, arts and music events raised millions of dollars in aid by bringing people together. But when the artists and musicians have lost a lot of their traditional sources of income, who is going to raise millions of dollars for them? COVID-19 has changed lives of many of these artists and musicians. What does this mean for the arts and music industry, which relies so much on live events and mass gatherings, and what will they do? Reporter: Leyla Arrykova
Apr 10, 2020•7 min
Natural disasters can bring out the best and the worst in people. Some want to help those around them in any way they can, while others can get a little bit selfish. But then there are other people who try to make money off those who have fallen into hard times. As journalists, we are trained to be skeptical. But the reality could often be more interesting. What looked like a scam or a soulless bot turned out to be something else. Reporter: John Moyle
Apr 10, 2020•8 min
Relationships are tricky at the best of times. So what happens when you add a global pandemic and a strict stay at home rule into the mix? For many of us, the answer is not a positive one. But that doesn't have to be the case. Here's a story to help you handle love and relationships when you can’t even leave your house. Reporter: Jess Boland
Apr 10, 2020•5 min
During the last month we adjusted to a new ‘normal’. One of staying at home and being socially distant to help slow the spread of Coronavirus. The term ‘social distancing’ has become part of society’s everyday vernacular. But the phrase is proving to be more isolating than intended. Reporter: Phoebe Humphrey
Apr 10, 2020•6 min
For now, staying home is our safest option to ensure our health and safety. But for those in the community experiencing family violence, home is often the most unsafe place they can be. Where can victims go when they have been told to stay home? In Australia, if you or anyone you know needs help, you can call: Lifeline on 13 11 14 1800RESPECT on 1800 737 732 Safe Steps on 1800 015 188 Kids Helpline on 1800 551 800 MensLine Australia on 1300 789 978 and Triple 0 in an emergency. Reporter: Alexand...
Apr 10, 2020•8 min
No one knows We generally like to think of ourselves as free. Free to go about our lives the way we choose to. Coronavirus has changed that for a lot of us, especially for people with invisible illnesses who are more at risk than most people. In the time of coronavirus, they face a new question: will keeping it a secret put them in danger? Reporter: Eva Marchingo Freedom Run Ella Barry, like most, is feeling more trapped than ever amid the coronavirus outbreak. But things become more real when s...
Apr 02, 2020•39 min
We generally like to think of ourselves as free. Free to go about our lives the way we choose to. Coronavirus has changed that for a lot of us, especially for people with invisible illnesses who are more at risk than most people. In the time of coronavirus, they face a new question: will keeping it a secret put them in danger? Reporter: Eva Marchingo
Apr 02, 2020•9 min
Ella Barry, like most, is feeling more trapped than ever amid the coronavirus outbreak. But things become more real when she discovers her cousin has been infected by the deadly virus. Feeling like all that is good has been taken away, and when the daily bickering and arguing with her family becomes too much, Ella has found a way to feel free again. Reporter: Sophie Jacobsen
Apr 02, 2020•8 min
We are now a society at a distance, forced to separate in order to survive. Along with the shut down of non-essential services, citizens returning must now follow new isolation measures which could see them spend time in isolation before they can be reunited with their family. What does that feel like? What can we do to take care of our mental health while in isolation? Reporter: Giulia Raneri
Apr 02, 2020•8 min
Victorian public transport has introduced changes to make their services as infection-free as possible, which means trains, trams and bus services in Victoria have been reduced or stopped altogether, leaving some Victorians who don’t drive stranded. Reporter: Sharee Ratten
Apr 02, 2020•6 min
