ISLAMOPHOBIA IN MELBOURNE
During 2015 a range of verbal and physical attacks were taken against Muslims who followed the religion of Islam. Muslims were targeted due to there ethnicity and there beliefs, as a result of these attack which took place in Melbourne many Muslims did not feel safe living here or even sending their children to school. I decided to interview the people affected by the intense racial vilification of their religion and listened to the choices that they were being forced to make to ensure the safety of themselves and their families.
By Derek Schlennstedt
By Derek Schlennstedt
MEDICINAL MARIJUANA
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Medicinal Marijuana is a hotly contested topic. With events such as the 420 rally becoming more and more popular and prominent we investigated the research behind the benefits that Cannabis has and also the impacts that legalizing medical cannabis may have on the wider community.
By Derek Schlennstedt, April 2015 |
MURRAY DARLING BASIN BUYBACK SCHEME
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In 2014 the Federal Government announced plans to sell back water allocations to farmers along the Murray-Darling river system. This came as extremely good news for farmers and irrigators who said the move was overdue and that the water should be sold and put back into agricultural use without compromising the environment. However Greens advocates said that this would jeopardize and undermine the already struggling ecosystem.
By Derek Schlennstedt, October 2014 |