Welcome to We Were Wrong About - a podcast that takes a second look at things we thought we knew. Brought to you by RMIT's final-year journalism students, each episode examines the myths and misunderstandings that have shaped Australian culture, beliefs, and policy.
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Have you ever wondered if the news you are getting is correct? In this podcast, a group of young journalists tackle how their generation consumes and reads news, as well as the future of journalism. In three episodes, they explore the avenues of news sharing on social media, how data is skewed and understood, and how to tackle the issue for the future of journalism.
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Buslines tells the stories of the people and businesses that line major bus routes in Melbourne. In our public transport system, buses tend to be found in the outer suburbs – areas that are unfairly forgotten and stigmatised in metropolitan media coverage. This podcast seeks to change this. Through short episodes comprised of interviews with the faces of local businesses, we aim to immerse you in the diverse and vibrant communities that line these bus routes. In each episode, we want you to ...
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The Australian Music Vault celebrates contemporary Australian music and is as much about the future of music as the past. Sound as Ever, an Australian Music Vault podcast, will offer a youth perspective on issues within the Australian contemporary music industry. Young content makers and radio producers have produced podcast episodes that delve into challenges and issues facing the music industry, highlight brilliant Australian music and discuss perspectives on the music community. Season 2 ...
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Under Cover is not just a podcast. It's a phone call, a voice message left for those who are lonely, confused or just need someone to talk to them at this time of isolation. It's a warm and friendly midnight radio for the world. It is a good friend who is informative, trustworthy and is there for you - with stories, songs and sounds to make you feel connected. With yourself, with your friends, with your world.
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We Were Wrong About is a podcast that takes a second look at things we thought we knew. Brought to you by RMIT's final-year journalism students, each episode examines the myths and misunderstandings that have shaped Australian culture, beliefs, and policy. In this episode, we explore some of Melbourne’s most pressing issues, and how efforts to solv…
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"We Were Wrong About" is a podcast that takes a second look at things we thought we knew. Brought to you by RMIT's final-year journalism students, each episode examines the myths and misunderstandings that have shaped Australian culture, beliefs, and policy. In this episode, we look at myths and mistakes around elections in Australia, and a story a…
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In the third episode, we will discuss the future of journalism from the perspective of the industry by talking to journalists themselves. Exploring how the change in news consumption will impact how news corporations can deliver news. We will also explore the future of media literacy in regards to education, following schools and organisations impl…
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In the second episode of Navigate the Narrative: Your Guide to Media Literacy, we’ll analyse how numbers are used, misused, and interpreted in media narratives. Throughout this episode, Sabrina Caires and Yarrah Muneer speak to Matt Garrow who’s the editorial web developer for The Conversation and Edmund Tran from the Qlik Data Literacy Program to …
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In the first episode of Navigate the Narrative: Your Guide to Media Literacy, we’ll seek to understand how news consumption is changing within a generation of people who grew up with the internet. Throughout this episode, Oliver Winn and Lily Kristanto speak to Social Media Lead for the ABC Abbir Dib, who tells us about the limitations of sourcing …
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Bus Travel in Regional Victoria: Interview with Councillor David Gill from Mornington
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7:41“The first we hear about the State Government's plans is when we read it in the newspaper”. Red Hill Ward Councillor David Gill on why despite decades of complaintsand broken promises, Mornington’s public transport system is still in shambles. #publictransport #Mornington #regionalVictoria #RMITJournalism Producers: Natalie Anderson & Bridget Clark…
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No.459: Arnolds Creek to Melton Station via Westlake, and The Cemetery Plan
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7:35The Greater Metropolitan Cemetery Trust is creating a 128-hectare cemetery where “the diversity of all people is understood, celebrated and leveraged”, yet over nine thousand people in the city of Melton's population have been left out of the conversation. The City of Melton’s outer suburb of Harkness is the proposed home for a new 128-hectare ceme…
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Melbourne is heralded Australia-wide for its increasingly efficient and popular public transport system. But why do we often hear that Melburnians hate buses? Buses are generally used as a last resort for Melburnians, only opted for when there’s no train or tram available. But out of the 1.1 million Melburnians that use public transport, 45% rely o…
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Season 4, Episode 6 - Drinks at the Footy, Hillsborough Disaster, Australian Native Food, Burgers, New Wave Rap Collective,
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28:00Thank you for being with us this season! In this final episode of this season, we are looking at some new and old Melbourne additions and traditions. We're looking at expensive burgers, expensive drinks at the footy, the New Wave rap collective based in Cranbourne, remembering the Hillsborough disaster and also asking the question: why are Australi…
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Season 4, Episode 5: The Tote, a Bachelorette Bar, Toxic Soil in Bulla, Rave Revival in Melbourne
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27:56Welcome to episode 5 of the Under Cover podcast! In this episode, we'll be looking at the stories behind entertainment and music venues in Melbourne. From the city's first women-only bar that somehow is also connected to the highly popular television show the Bachelorette, the burgeoning rave revival in Melbourne, to the agony and ecstasy of The To…
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Season 4, Episode 4: Ghosts, Young Liberals, Wonki, Rone and AFL Drugs Policy
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26:09This episode of Under Cover goes deep into mysterious places of Melbourne and tell stories about the characters in them. From a ghost in a haunted theatre, the mysterious artist Rone to the deep mysterious unelectable place that the Liberal party in Australia seems to have found themselves in. We also looked at the labyrinthine AFL drug policy and …
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Season 4, Episode 3: Live Music, Caribbean Food, Jag Jeans and Journalism After Covid
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23:03In this week’s episode, our reporters look at the revival of live music performances in the Mornington Peninsula, and the small but zesty Caribbean food community in Melbourne. We also have stories for you about the creation and influence of fashion label Jag, as well as how the COVID-19 pandemic has altered journalism. Producer: Lulu Graham Assist…
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Season 4, Episode 2: Melbourne Traffic, Playground Design, Young Players in AFL, Chinese Women Studying Abroad and Speed Dating in Melbourne
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24:45In this week's episode, our reporters look at the issues surrounding traffic and congestion in Melbourne, a dive into the thinking processes behind playground construction, the AFL community's issue with targeting of young players, an explanation into the increase in Chinese women studying abroad, and the rise and success of speed dating throughout…
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Season 4, Episode 1: BookTok, Fairy Floss, Digital Drivers' Licence, Concussion in AFL and the future of Brunetti in Melbourne
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30:04Welcome back to Under Cover! We are now in our fourth season as we continue to report on stories about our digital and non-digital lives in post pandemic Melbourne. For this episode, we are looking at the popularity of BookTok and its impacts on local book communities in Melbourne. We also have a story for you about digital drivers’ licences and wh…
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Season 3 Episode 9 - Digital Technologies, Shark Liver, Books vs Streets, Web3 and Australian Natural Disaster Predictions
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41:05In today's episode, we will be exploring screen addiction among young people in Australia, shark liver harvesting in the cosmetics industry, 'booksmart' vs 'streetsmart' in Australian culture, developments around Web3 and a story about Australia's capabilities to predict and tackle natural disasters. Producer: Chloe Henry Assistant Producer: Zak Wh…
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Season 3 Episode 8 - Green Washing, Climate Change and Wineries in Australia, Psychology of Nature, Lockdown & Ghosting
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28:56In this week's episode, we will be looking at the phenomenon of green washing, but we will also look at the psychology of seeing a lot of green and how going to locations of nature can really do wonders for your health. One way to see beautiful greenery in Australia is by going to wineries - but climate change might change the way wine industries i…
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Season 3 Episode 7 - Russians in Melbourne, Ex-prisoners Ventures, Post-COVID Music Taste and Lives of People with Disabilities
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31:06Producer: Gabriel Rule Assistant Producer: Maya Van Es Presenter: Brigita Hare Reporters: Brigita Hare, Micaela Togher, Liam McNally, Conor McKinnon, Aidan WilliamsBy RMIT Journalism Students
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Season 3 Episode 6: Ukrainian Australians, Bells Beach, Online Dating
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23:05In this episode, we will explore the experiences of Australians with Ukrainian heritage during the Russian Invasion, the protection of Bells Beach, one of Australia’s most famous beaches, and the dangers of online dating.By RMIT Journalism Students
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Season 3 Episode 5: Women in Sport, Climate Change and Mental Health, Dungeons and Dragons, AFLW and Heat Island Effect in Melbourne
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31:08Story One: Australia takes pride in their sport and with some of our biggest athletes starting from the age they can hold a ball. But according to a recently published report by Women In Sport, more and more young girls are choosing to drop out of sports and other physical activities around their teenage years. So why teenage girls are becoming mor…
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Season 3 - Episode 4: Bottled water, remote health, independent women, homelessness
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28:57Story 1: The Grapple for Groundwater The extraction of groundwater that ends up in bottled water is big business for the companies that mine and sell the water. But for residents in the communities where the water is taken from, it’s often the cause of concern and controversy. Hear from some of the rural communities who are taking on the industry, …
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Episode 3 - Climate change, shoes and teen pregnancy
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17:33In this episode, we explore the consequences of climate change in the workplace. Climate change is not something that is way off in the future; it is here now, and its impacts are being felt by Australian workers. As extreme weather becomes more prevalent, what can be done to protect workers and prepare for the future? There is a distinct lack of f…
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Season 3 - Episode 2: Male Pills, Indonesian AFL and Music in COVID
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19:39In the second episode, we look into: Male Contraception- How NOT to get pregnant. A problem that had no solution until the 1960s when The Pill changed everything for women. But that was the last millennium. Why hasn't there been a male pill in the six decades since? All this time, the only birth control option for men has been the condom. But that …
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Season 3 - Episode 1 - Fishing, Endometriosis and Price of Living.
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24:12In the first episode of series three, we investigate the consequences of the Victorian state government’s move to ban commercial fishing in Port Phillip Bay - some five years after the proposed legislation was put to parliament and the bay’s net fishers were given warning that the end of the line was near. At the same time, the inflation rate has n…
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Story 1: There are currently over thirty-six thousand Australians stranded overseas and many have been separated from their families for over a year due to covid-19 border closures.Of course, it would be extremely difficult for any family stuck in this situation… but what if you also found out that one of your loved ones had been diagnosed with can…
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Story 1: Australia’s vaccination campaign is only just starting to gather momentum for those over the age of fifty. But new research is indicating a growing section of Australia’s political-right are unlikely to sign up for the COVID jab. Jack Alfonso explores where this disproportionate growth comes from, and whether or not Australia will see poli…
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Story one: Despite sounding modern, anti-vaccination activists are actually nothing new. Daniel Cook speaks with Oxford doctoral researcher Paula Larsson about the history of the anti-vaccination movement, charting its development from the first vaccine in 1796. For more on Paula Larsson, you can follow her on Twitter: @paulalars. Story two: As the…
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Story One: Wellness influencers and lifestyle gurus are finding themselves in positions of power across social media. They’ve been afforded more trust and intimacy with their audiences than ever before. Followers of influencers and social media personalities have turned to them for information and advice on a range of health concerns, despite these…
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Story one: With under 50s being advised not to have the AstraZeneca vaccine, young people are at the centre of the Covid-19 conversation. Olivia Smith explores if they have lost confidence in the vaccine. Story two: Josh Farrell explains how the vaccine will prevent future lockdowns, what herd immunity is and the importance of the vaccine; speaking…
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For updated information about Australia’s vaccine rollout see the government website here. Story One: The access to news and information has never been greater, but the circulation of misinformation in local football clubs is just as great, Eli Duxson dissects why. Story Two: Caspar McLeod talks to psychologist Maria Marshall about the mental healt…
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Story 1: With so much information swirling around about vaccines, it’s worth taking a step back and viewing the bigger picture about how and why misinformation reaches us. Reporter: Matt Parnell Story 2: The pandemic has been a test of faith for many. This pushed faith leaders to spread the message of God while also righting the wrong of misinforma…
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If you’re into music reviews, interviews with artists, and music journalism, you know Eve Barlow… or at least you know her work. You might also know her as the journalist fighting against the prediction of the end of journalism. In this bonus interview, journalist Eva Marchingo asks Eve about the future of music journalism in the wake of Coronaviru…
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Episode 1 | Stronger Bonds Karly Smith No one could have predicted what this year would hold for us all, but it seems the corona-virus pandemic has caused family and friends to become more important than ever before. Karly Smith dissects the reality of relationships coming out of isolation. Episode 2 | Where to? Siri Smith With the COVID-19 pandemi…
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This episode, we’re looking at how things have changed from what we’re used to, from the media landscape to volunteering. How has the news industry changed and will those changes be permanent? How productive is too productive and are you too dedicated to “the hustle”? How do athletes and regular people train and exercise under restrictions ? What h…
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Story 1 | Tourism Towns Patrick Gabriel Over the past few months, coronavirus has put restraints on both domestic and international travel. Places that rely heavily on tourism like Byron Bay have become ghost towns, rendering locals unemployed and businesses indefinitely closed. However, the unprecedented event also brought some positive change - a…
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Episode 5 - Bonus Story - Saba's Ramadan in Isolation
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6:49For reporter Saba Hashmi and her family, Ramadan is not only about fasting; it is also a time for giving and undertaking charity work, spending time with family and friends, spiritual reflection and prayers. This year, however, Ramadan is not going to be like previous years. During Ramadan, Mosques are usually a place of congregation for people to …
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Story 1 | Drugs & Alcohol Reporter: Brodie Hoyne We’ve all turned to different coping mechanisms during isolation, but one many share is an affinity for the drink. Liquor store owners are comparing their commercial boon to Christmas, with the nation increasing their spending on booze by at least a third on average. But illegal drug use is also on t…
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Episode 4 Bonus Story: Interview with Washington Post reporter Harry Stevens
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10:26Have you read the Washington Post's story on flattening the curve? The one with dots bouncing off each other? That's the work of reporter Harry Stevens, one of the many journalists around the world who are working amazingly hard to give us the best information you can get about the world we are living in, despite the challenges of not being able to…
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Story 1 - Supermarkets For weeks, Australian supermarkets were a place of stress, anxiety and empty shelves. The public panicked and hastily overstocked on supplies. As a result, supermarket workers often copped the brunt of our fear and aggression. Ruby Maclean-Swann is one of those workers. Reporter - Katie Martin Story 2 - Mask Explainer Face ma…
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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 Gr…
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Episode 3 - Story 1 - A Whole New Ballgame: Engaging Indigenous Students Online
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6:26For 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 w…
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Episode 3 - Story 2 - Young Adults Communication in Times of Coronavirus
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6:35For 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 th…
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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 H…
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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…
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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…
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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. …
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Episode 2 - Story 6: Dating in the Time of Coronavirus
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4:52Relationships 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…
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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 18…
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Episode 2 - Story 3: The Elderly in Isolation
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6:10For 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 mon…
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Episode 2 - Story 2: The Right Words for Loneliness
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6:26During 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…
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Episode 2 - Story 4: Melbourne Arts and Music in Times of Coronavirus
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6:41During 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…
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