This is our first throwback news package. Here at Panorama we have packages that never got archived on our podcast. We hope that this informs you but also makes you reflect on the issues that have faded in the media.

Originally aired in October 2019, reporter Benjamin Polazzon looks into how extremist movements grow and thrive in the internet age. 

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Young people in Australia are facing a “debt tsunami” as they borrow money to pay for basic living costs, warns the Consumer Policy Research Centre.

Angus Thomson heard from CEO Lauren Solomon about the impacts. 

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In our final interview with Local and Vocal campaigners from the Foundation for Young Australians, our reporters Anneliese Farrer and Angus Thomson speak with Semonti and Ella. Both discuss their involvement with the initiative and what they got from it. Semonti is particularly interested in young mental health while Ella is focused on climate change.

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Packets of seeds are showing up across the globe with an unmarked sender. Who is receiving them, who is sending them, and why?

Anneliese Farrer spoke to Department of Agriculture, Water and Environment Head of Biosecurity Operations Emily Canning

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According to an ABC report last week, a mistakes have been found in the translation of government materials about COVID-19. Does that mean translations from the government are not trustworthy? How difficult it could be to translate a public health message in other languages? What can we do to help spread the correct message?

Wing Kuang talks to Professor Anthony Pym from the University of Melbourne.

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Adelaide artist Karen Cunningham couldn’t have known her glassblowing technique would form a whole new material, capable of building quantum sensors which can detect magnetic fields and aid in brain scans.

Angus Thomson has the story. 

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In this episode of News Talks, Local and Vocal campaigners Ana Colling and Martinique Haste speak on their discussions with Labor MP Libby Coker. The pair shared their concerns over the Federal Government's announcement that they are raising fees for humanities, arts, and communications degrees. Hear how Ana and Martinique have helped lift this issue to parliament. 

Hosts: Gabriela Caeli Sumampow and Wing Kuang.

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We continue our interviews with the Foundation for Young Australian's Local and Vocal Campaigners. This week Holly Mark and Youssef Saudie spoke to Trent and Taida. They discussed mental health and employment concerns of both international and local students with their respective members of Parliament, Clare O'Neil and Bridget McKenzie.

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IMPORTANT: If the topics discussed in this report caused you any distress or concern, please contact Lifeline at 13 11 14, Beyond Blue at 1300 22 4636, or 1800 RESPECT

Last week a reaction with a huge tank of ammonium nitrate caused a catastrophic explosion in Beirut, Lebanon. But what caused it, is this common and how do we avoid an explosion happening with the tank of ammonium nitrate in Newcastle?

Anneliese Farrer spoke to Dr. Gabriel da Silva from Melbourne University about the chemical and its capabilities.

 

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Between March and May 2020, Australia’s eSafety Commissioner received more than 1,000 reports of image-based sexual abuse. This reflects an increase of 210% compared to the average weekly number of reports received in 2019.

Holly Mark spoke to Nicola Henry, an Associate Professor & Vice-Chancellor's Principal Research Fellow at RMIT University, about the growing prominence of image-based abuse, national legislation protecting victims of this crime, and how to report it.

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