MECO6925 Online Journalism

Three-sport Australian Para Athlete, Rae Anderson Prepares For Biggest Challenge Yet

2023-04-23 Annabel Martin 1

Dear ABC News editor, Thank you for taking the time to read my human interest article proposal concerning Australian Paralympian Rae Anderson and her journey to the ParaMatildas. Anderson was born with cerebral palsy and […]

International students feel the living pressure in Australia because of the high utility cost.

2023-04-23 Litian Shi 0

Story topic and the story angle The idea comes from an news about more Australians feel distressed due to cost of living pressures. After experiencing the COVID-19 and the global supply chain issue, the housing […]

Side by side image of Uluru Statement from the Heart and Indigenous women from Victoria, Australia.

PITCH: The Voice in Parliament referendum is approaching – but do you know the women who got us here?

2023-04-23 Olivia Cleal 1

On International Women’s Day this year, I listened to Teela Reid, a lawyer and advocate for the Uluru Statement of the Heart and the Indigenous Voice in Parliament, give a talk at an event in […]

Internation students in Australia university campus

Australia’s international student-friendly admissions policy questioned

2023-04-23 Siyu Liang 2

Story background: As we know, Australia takes universities and higher education as the country’s industry to develop, especially for the admission of international students. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), international students in […]

The body standards of today’s society cause body image anxiety among young girls

2023-04-23 Lyuyan Wang 1

Story topic and angle Some Australian women experience body image anxiety, just like women do in many other nations. Body image anxiety is typically defined as persistent worry and dissatisfaction about one’s physical appearance and […]

In Australia, how long will it take before tobacco and e-cigarettes are banned from public places？

2023-04-23 朱晓婷 1

Topic and angle The ABC news published an article on April 13, 2023, about the government’s proposed ban on smoking and electronic cigarettes in public places. It is essential to consider the physical dangers associated with […]

The Need for Comprehensive Mental Health Services in Australian Universities

2023-04-22 Yuanyi Ding 1

Preferred Online Publication: The Conversation Introduction Australian student mental health has long been a contentious social issue. In the past 12 months, 1 in 5 adults and 1 in 7 young people suffered mental health […]

The Dark Side of Overworking: understanding and overcoming work addiction

2023-04-22 Xinmeng Jiang 3

Background Work addiction, also known as workaholism, is increasingly prevalent around the world with an estimated one in five people struggling with work addiction or compulsive behaviors associated with their job. Business Insider reveals Australia has […]

In the context of rental crisis, can international students have an equal opportunity to compete with others?

2023-04-22 Yao Fu 1

Story background: Education has always been one of Australia’s key exports, although international students contributed $25.5 billion to Australian education in the pandemic’s volatile 2022. In January 2023, the Chinese Ministry of Education claimed that […]

ChatGPT is a “cheating artifact” that has caused panic in the education sector?

2023-04-22 Jiapei Luo 4

Story topic As OpenAI’s ChatGPT was officially released in December last year, the resulting cheating problem has attracted widespread attention in the academic community. Teaching and school boards around the world are starting to think […]