This week, we're hearing about what keeps people up at night — and what keeps them hopeful in the face of despair. Student activists, marine ecologists, and other change makers share their tactics for turning fear into action. 

 

This episode was created by Eamon Leggett, Theone Van Der Merwe, Fan Chu, and Yixin Zhang.

This week, we're hearing about what keeps people up at night &mdash; and what keeps them hopeful in the face of despair. Student activists, marine ecologists, and other change makers share their tactics for turning fear into action.&nbsp;
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This episode was created by Eamon Leggett, Theone Van Der Merwe, Fan Chu, and Yixin Zhang.

The Yarn is a podcast showcasing work from The Centre for Advancing Journalism at the University of Melbourne.  It features original reporting by students, content from The Citizen publication, as well as talks and events held by the Centre.  

The Yarn is a podcast showcasing work from The Centre for Advancing Journalism at the University of Melbourne.&nbsp; It features original reporting by students, content from The Citizen publication, as well as talks and events held by the Centre.&nbsp;&nbsp;

The Yarn

The Yarn is an award-winning podcast out of the Centre for Advancing Journalism at the University of Melbourne.  It is mixed, produced and edited by students, and showcases student work at its best. 

 

 

The Yarn is an award-winning podcast out of the Centre for Advancing Journalism at the University of Melbourne.&nbsp; It is mixed, produced and edited by students, and showcases student work at its best.&nbsp;
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Hope is a Practice

Donating used clothes might seem sustainable, but Australia's textile waste is causing an environmental catastrophe in Fiji.

This week on The Yarn, reporter Shayal Devi explains how “waste colonisation” is harming the pacific nation.  

 

Show Notes:

Shayal Devi's reporting for The Citizen

Donating used clothes might seem sustainable, but Australia's textile waste is causing an environmental catastrophe in Fiji.
This week on The Yarn, reporter Shayal Devi explains how &ldquo;waste colonisation&rdquo; is harming the pacific nation. &nbsp;
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Show Notes:
<a href="https://www.thecitizen.org.au/people/shayal-reenal-devi">Shayal Devi's reporting for The Citizen</a>

Waste Colonisation: How Textile Exports are Polluting Fiji 

To most Melburnians, urban seagulls are noisy pests. But why did these once coastal creatures abandon their seaside habitats in the first place?

This week on The Yarn, reporter Luisa Bonazzoli explains the human-led changes forcing gulls into cities.  

 

 

Show Notes:

Luisa Bonazzoli's Feature for The Citizen
 

To most Melburnians, urban seagulls are noisy pests. But why did these once coastal creatures abandon their seaside habitats in the first place?
This week on The Yarn, reporter Luisa Bonazzoli explains the human-led changes forcing gulls into cities. &nbsp;
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Show Notes:
<a href="https://www.thecitizen.org.au/articles/gone-gull-the-professional-displacement-of-city-birds">Luisa Bonazzoli's Feature for The Citizen</a> &nbsp;

Gone Gull: How a Native Seabird Became an Urban “Pest” 

For the final episode of our Passion Project series, we’re hearing from trailblazers, trendsetters, and leaders. From a woman motorsport racer smashing her industry’s glass ceiling, to a music teacher rekindling passions for a neglected genre.

This episode features reporting by Aimee Watson, Molly O'Farrell, Nina Bartholomeusz, Katya Ewing, and Vivien Frischknecht.

For the final episode of our Passion Project series, we&rsquo;re hearing from trailblazers, trendsetters, and leaders. From a woman motorsport racer smashing her industry&rsquo;s glass ceiling, to a music teacher rekindling passions for a neglected genre.
This episode features reporting by Aimee Watson, Molly O'Farrell, Nina Bartholomeusz, Katya Ewing, and Vivien Frischknecht.

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