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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A new report conducted by Asian Australian Alliance and think tank Per Capita documented over 400 cases of racism against Asian Australians from April to June, unveiling the dark side of the COVID-19 pandemic and puts into question: Is Australia as proudly multicultural as we claim?

Wing Kuang spoke to the Asian Australian Alliance to unpack the report. 

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Holly Mark and Anneliese Farrer dive into the privileges associated with Australia's COVID lockdowns.

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A media release from the Murdoch Institute outlined positive results of medicinal cannabidiol's effect on children with severe behavioural problems. This was a pilot study meaning a further study with a larger sample size will take place this year. If successful, this type of medicine could become common place for kids with behavioural issues such as self-harming and screaming in public.

Anneliese Farrer has the story.

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The debate about using masks has been all over the place, but tomorrow at midnight masks will be made compulsory in metropolitan Melbourne and Mitchell Shire. Why is wearing masks such a significant part of the pandemic, and how can Australia, especially Victoria, comply with this rule for the greater good?

Gabriela Caeli Sumampow has the story.

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Woman-led disaster response organisation Action Aid expresses concern for the almost one million refugees in Cox's Bazar, a refugee settlement in Bangladesh.

Regular climate-related crises and lack of sanitation equipment have added to this fear.

Laura Green spoke to Executive Director of Action Aid Michelle Higelin to better understand the situation.

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