Commuter Pain
Geelong is one of Australia’s fastest-growing regions. But infrastructure has not kept up. It means a trip that takes 20 minutes by car, takes Jackie two hours on a bus.
Off-track deaths
Animal welfare advocates say many greyhound deaths that occur "off-track" in Victoria are not being accounted for, and are calling for an independent inquiry into the controversial industry.
A joint investigation reported by Harrison Tippet and shot by Rachel Clayton.
Renewable waste
You can’t go past most streets in Australia without seeing at least one solar panel. But the boom in renewables is creating another problem: waste.
A team in Melbourne say they have the answer to keep them out of landfill.
Dirt bike trails rev up destruction
More than 600 kilometres of illegal dirt bike trails have been created by rogue riders in Victoria’s delicate Otway forest since 2013. Wildlife officers and local environmentalists say the tracks are spreading disease such as die-back and destroying native animal habitats.
Allegery defence boosted by older siblings
New research finds babies with older brothers and sisters have a more mature community of bugs in their gut by the age of one which decreases their risk of food allergies