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Black Saturday

A tax by any other name

As Victoria prepares to introduce its fire services levy, Adria De Fazio says you needn’t fear your next rates installment.

Was the media fair to this cop?

The release of Christine Nixon’s autobiography has sparked fresh debate about the media’s treatment of women in positions of authority. Helen Lobato examines the former Victoria Police Chief Commissioner’s complaints.

Kinglake: a reflection

After reading Karen Kissane’s book on the Black Saturday bushfires, Helen Labato visits Kinglake and hears one man’s incredible story.

A tax by any other name

As Victoria prepares to introduce its fire services levy, Adria De Fazio says you needn’t fear your next rates installment.

Was the media fair to this cop?

The release of Christine Nixon’s autobiography has sparked fresh debate about the media’s treatment of women in positions of authority. Helen Lobato examines the former Victoria Police Chief Commissioner’s complaints.

Kinglake: a reflection

After reading Karen Kissane’s book on the Black Saturday bushfires, Helen Labato visits Kinglake and hears one man’s incredible story.

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A tax by any other name

As Victoria prepares to introduce its fire services levy, Adria De Fazio says you needn’t fear your next rates installment.

Was the media fair to this cop?

The release of Christine Nixon’s autobiography has sparked fresh debate about the media’s treatment of women in positions of authority. Helen Lobato examines the former Victoria Police Chief Commissioner’s complaints.

Kinglake: a reflection

After reading Karen Kissane’s book on the Black Saturday bushfires, Helen Labato visits Kinglake and hears one man’s incredible story.

ABC TV’s Jane Cowan guest lecturing on 8 March

The first of our guest lecturers in La Trobe Journalism in 2010 is the award-winning ABC journalist Jane Cowan, who covered the 2009 Black Saturday bushfires and has been reporting on the subsequent Royal Commission for ABC TV.

Black Saturday from afar

A year after Black Saturday, upstart editor Tom Cowie recalls how he learned about the ordeal those close to him suffered in the fires while he himself was in South America.

Trauma as a daily reality

From natural disasters to car crashes, news reporters deal with traumatic stories every day. But at what point does it all become a little too much for the journalist to cope with, and what can be done to minimise the effects of trauma? Erdem Koc reflects on his own experiences.