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11 June 2020
Australia
Multi-Media
800-1500 Words
ABC News in Australia is using a solutions-focused, or constructive, approach to reporting on social problems. Focusing in particular on three areas, affordable housing, stormwater, and obesity, the Hobart newsroom is...
12 May 2020
Vietnam
Text
800-1500 Words
Vietnam has reported less than 300 COVID-19 cases and no related deaths, earning the government and citizens praise for how the country has thus far tackled the spread of the virus. The country's comprehensive method...
10 April 2020
Tasmania, Australia
Text
Under 800 Words
To replace lost business and keep their employees on staff, Tasmanian businesses quickly diversified into new product lines to meet COVID-19-related demand. A camera accessories firm that saw nearly all of its sales t...
15 January 2020
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Broadcast TV News
5-15 Minutes
The use of rain gardens and rain tanks - which capture rainwater runoff, clean the water, and reuse the water for plants and gardens - helps to reduce water waste and toxic runoff. One Australian man built a rain gard...
24 November 2019
Melbourne, Australia
Text
Under 800 Words
Cities in Australia were facing a recycling problem, but realized it was related to a large migrant population and a language barrier with the word "recycling." To help address this problem Melbourne implemented the...
27 September 2019
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Text
Under 800 Words
To prevent the spread of dengue fever, scientists in Queensland partnered with local school children, community groups and businesses to breed and release Wolbachia bacterium. This approach which saw a "93 percent dec...
16 July 2019
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Multi-Media
800-1500 Words
In Brisbane, the Queensland police officers have been adopting practices to strengthen community engagement with the goal of making the city’s residents feel safer. Some initiatives include learning Mandarin to better...
9 March 2019
Boorowa, New South Wales, Australia
Broadcast TV News
Under 3 Minutes
Multiple farmers in New South Wales have overcome drought and transformed their farming practices through regenerative agriculture. They decreased pesticide use, increased the planting of native vegetation, and increa...
16 February 2019
Perth, Australia
Multi-Media
3-5 Minutes
Two surfers, appalled by debris they found off of Australia’s coast, crowdsourced a way to build Seabin, a floating trash collector. They are tracking and analyzing the debris collected. Though not yet a widespread s...
ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Peta Doherty
27 October 2018
New South Wales, Australia
Radio
3-5 Minutes
A New South Wales nursing home is running a childcare facility from its dementia wing. Patients show fewer symptoms and enjoy the children's presence. Evidence shows that intergenerational care for young children can ...
7 October 2018
Tasmania, Australia
Text
800-1500 Words
In Australia, farmers are looking to diversify their crops in order to gain greater financial returns. For several farmers across different regions, this has resulted in looking to whiskey and vodka production.
30 September 2018
Australia
Text
800-1500 Words
Australia's Royal Flying Doctor Service attends events in rural and remote areas to offer care and education. The RFDS flies to community events like bronco branding competitions not only to respond to any medical eme...
25 September 2018
Australia
Text
Under 800 Words
Three Australian states are using ADHD medication to reduce cravings for patients in detox from methamphetamine use s part of a trial. The trials are a first worldwide and researchers hope the method will result in be...
15 September 2018
Australia
Text
800-1500 Words
A grassroots community campaign called YCHANGe is fighting disease in a rural Australian town by promoting healthy eating. The group works to make healthy choices easier by changing the whole community's approach—rath...
12 September 2018
Riverina, New South Wales, Australia
Multi-Media
Under 800 Words
The swift parrot population in the NSW Riverina in Australia is quickly declining and historically used tracking methods are falling short in accurate measurements. To better track the birds and monitor survival metho...
11 September 2018
Brisbane, Australia
Text
Under 800 Words
A new app provides a way for visually impaired people to see into space. Using sound and vibration, the app Astreos provides the location and information about heavenly bodies in the night sky.
9 September 2018
Northam, Australia
Text
800-1500 Words
A project to paint murals on silos across Western Australia has brought artists from around the world for work. These murals--some 36 meters high--have created stunning public art and cultural tourism for often strugg...
9 September 2018
Melbourne, Australia
Text
Under 800 Words
An Australian research institute is using virtual reality to help gambling addicts and other people with addictions. By placing patients in virtual reality situations they may have address in real life, the program al...
10 March 2018
Nepal
Multi-Media
1500-3000 Words
In Nepal, Chhaupadi is a ritual in which menstruating women are banished to small sheds for the duration of their period. Women are forced to stay outdoors, and potentially face extreme weather conditions. The practic...
7 December 2016
Muizenberg, South Africa
Broadcast TV Programs
Over 15 Minutes
Change Waves is an organization in South Africa that is fighting community violence and poverty by giving the youth hope through surfing. The children from impoverished families go to the beach to surf for free and b...
20 October 2013
Kilis, Turkey
Multi-Media
800-1500 Words
Instead of outsourcing workers the International Blue Crescent relief agency, and Jordan's al-Zaatari cams, is employing Syrian refugees as teachers, doctors, and nurses. The aim is to create a self-sustainable refuge...
22 September 2013
Kilis, Turkey
Multi-Media
800-1500 Words
Child Friendly Spaces in Kilis, a city with a huge Syrian refugee population, and UNICEF’s art program in Jordan’s refugee camp, try to address the mental health of refugees, who are often dealing with great trauma. “...
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