The effects of COVID-19 continue to be felt by Australian industries, including Melbourne’s famous coffee industry. 

So why are some of Melbourne’s cafés ordering more coffee during lockdown than they were before?

John Thompson speaks with Kev Benge, Account Manager at an independent Melbourne roastery, about the sudden increase and what deciding factor led to cafes either booming or shuttering their doors.

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The Federal Government’s COVIDSafe app was launched over the weekend. 

The app, which will track users with Bluetooth technology, was designed to make contact tracing easier for authorities in their efforts to contain the outbreak, but some are concerned for their privacy. 

Sam Mills spoke with Associate Professor Joshua Miller about incentives that the government could use if support for the app 

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Amidst the domino effect of hardships that COVID-19 has created. What charities and campaigns are being orchestrated to help societies most vulnerable?

Reporter Anneliese Farrer spoke to restaurant owner Hana Assafiri about her Pay it Forward Campaign which looks after Melbourne’s most vulnerable. 

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The federal government has asked community television in Australia to transition to an online only business model by June 30.

This includes channel 31 Melbourne and 44 Adelaide, which currently clock up about two-hundred-and-twenty hours of diverse, Australian-made content on free-to-air television.

Indiana Hansen talks to the general manager of Channel 31 Melbourne Shane Dunlop about what there is to lose (Aired 21 April 2020)

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With the recent use of CRISPR being used to treat a patient with genetic blindness, where are we headed in the field of genetic engineering and what potential risks do we face?

Anneliese Farrer spoke to Alice Pebay, a researcher at Melbourne University, to better understand what the future holds (Aired 21 April 2020)

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CONTENT WARNING: This piece talks about the abuse and violence women face globally. If you or someone you know needs help relating to this issue you can contact any one of the services provided below

BeyondBlue: 1300 22 4636 | https://www.beyondblue.org.au/

Lifeline: 13 11 14 | https://www.lifeline.org.au/

Kids Helpline: 1800 55 1800 | http://www.kidshelp.com.au/

Domestic Abuse Hotline 1-800-799-7233 | http://www.thehotline.org/

On Monday 25 November, the United Nations promoted International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.

The day highlights the horrific violence women experience day to day. It also raises discussion of women’s increased numbers compared to men when experiencing violence.

So what does it mean and can men help change this?

Youssef Saudie spoke to the CEO of Body Safety Australia, Deanne Carson, and Dominic Weintraub, an award-winning theatre maker and director (Aired 25 November 2019)

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David has been participating in a hunger strike at the steps of Victoria's Parliament House for 23 days. Reporter Georgia Delaney Martin spoke to him to find out what he hopes to achieve.

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For the last 20 years, the federal government has been issuing tighter and tighter laws on what information is shared with the public. According to independent research, Australian governments have passed around 75 laws related to secrecy and spying over the last two decades. Read more at https://yourrighttoknow.com.au/media-freedom/

Now, Australia’s major media organisations have banded together to call for reforms to protect public interest journalism in Australia. Australia’s Right to Know coalition includes Nine, News Corp, the ABC, SBS, The Guardian, and journalists’ union the Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance.

Executive Producer Nic Zoumboulis speaks to Chris Uhlmann about the campaign.

 

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On Friday 20 September, it is predicted that millions of people worldwide will march for urgent action on climate change. The movement has begun with Swedish teenager Greta Thunberg, who started the Fridays for Future school climate strikes in August last year by staging a solo protest outside the Swedish parliament.

Nicolas Zoumboulis speaks to three students and organisers of the Melbourne strike.

 

Music from https://filmmusic.io 

"Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) 

License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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Fake news and alternative facts are everywhere. In the digital age, you really cannot trust everything you read.

What if William Shakespeare could help us expose it? Yes, the 16th century poet and playwright may be the key to seeing through the fake news.

Benjamin Polazzon spoke to Dr. David McInnis to see how this was possible.

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