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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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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We begin our interviews with the Foundation for Young Australian's Local and Vocal Campaigners. To start, Gabriela Caeli Sumampow and Anneliese Farrer spoke to Mitha. They discussed issues that she believes effects youth in the Chrisholm electorate - particularly the desire to see Aboriginal languages added to the school curriculum - whose seat is currently held by Gladys Liu.

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The week of August 3 is Sleep Awareness Week. As Victorians enter Stage 4 lockdown, having a good sleep become extra important to maintain both physical and mental health. 

What counts as a good sleep? Will there also be trouble if we sleep too much? Wing Kuang talks to Dr. Amy Reynolds from Sleep Health Foundation to find some answers.

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Anneliese Farrer and Gabriela Caeli Sumampow discuss what it's been like to have a compulsory mask order across Melbourne and the Mitchell Shire for the last week.

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CEO of eco-start-up ClimateClever Dr Vanessa Rauland speaks to Panorama on the way their new app is helping Australians track their environmental impacts. The app has been introduced to many Australian schools to provide kids with an interactive method of reducing their carbon emissions. 

Laura Green reports.

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A recent study by UNISYS shows that bushfires and pandemics are shifting Australian's safety concerns away from cyber security and onto other natural disasters. UNISYS studies where the attacks come from and why. More cyber-attacks than ever are being waged on Australian accounts, so should Australians be as concerned about cyber security as they are of natural disasters?

Anneliese Farrer has the story. 

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