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Nov 18, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Joseph Baronio
Joe Baronio, Reporter: Hello. Welcome to 1977. When clothes were funky, computers were chunky, and television presenter were hunky. Ahem, it was also the year that the human race set off on its biggest journey into outer space. On August 20th and September 5th, 1977, in Cape Canaveral, Florida, NASA launched the Voyager space craft.
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Nov 18, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Joseph Baronio
Kayeisha: Why do we have to be 16 and over to use social media? Stanley: Why's the ban for people under the age of 16? Joe Baronio, Reporter: While many experts reckon social media can be harmful to everyone, they're particularly worried about the effect it might be having on kids whose brains are still developing. They reckon that by the time you're 16 you're a bit more mature and your brain has developed enough to give you skills to deal with more complex situations.
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Nov 11, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Joseph Baronio
Joe Baronio, Reporter: It's a face, a voice, a dance, and a hairdo that I'm sure you all know pretty well by now. For the past eight years Donald Trump has been one of the most famous figures in the world but to understand more about how he got here we need to delve into the archives. 1970s New York City. A young, fresh-faced Donald took over his father's real estate company in New York, making a name for himself with his big building buys and his TV appearances.
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Oct 29, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Joseph Baronio
Joe Baronio, Reporter: Do you think you'll ever be able to buy a house? Person: No, not actually own a home, rent maybe, but not own an actual home. Person: No.Joe: Why not? Person: Because too much money. Person: No, I don't think I will. Person: I would like to able to, but it's pretty pricey so probably rent. Person: I doubt it, I'm not confident.
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Oct 21, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Joseph Baronio
Advertisement: Hey, Joe. Joe Baronio, Reporter: Do you ever feel like the world is trying to send you a message? Advertisement: You hungry, Joe? JOE: Or maybe hundreds of messages all at once? Advertisement: We are, Joe. JOE: From buildings, banners, and buses to big screens, small screens, and even smaller screens, we're being fed all kinds of messages from news outlets, brands, and our friends all the time. These things are what we know as media. Advertisement: Looking good, Joe.
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Sep 10, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Joseph Baronio
Joe Baronio, BTN Reporter: Are unions dying in Australia? Are either of you part of a union? Person: No.Person: Nup. Person: No.Person: Not currently. Person: The union, the Adelaide Uni union, yeah. Person: Ah no. Person: No.And they're not alone. Over the past four decades, the number of union members in Australia has been steadily declining with young people aged 15 to 19 making up just 2 percent of union members and 20 to 24-year-olds making up 5 percent as of August 2022.
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Sep 2, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Joseph Baronio
JOE BARONIO, REPORTER: This is what the streets of Aussie cities looked like last week as tens of thousands of construction workers dropped their tools and went on strike. They are all members and supporters of the CFMEU which has played a massive part in the lives and careers of workers like these for a long time. The history of unions goes back to the Industrial Revolution when more people moved to cities and started working in factories and mines where conditions could be brutal.
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Aug 26, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Joseph Baronio
JOE BARONIO, REPORTER: On July 16th, 1945, this explosion in the desert of New Mexico changed the world forever. It was a test of the world's first nuclear bomb called Trinity, and it was the turning point for one of the most dangerous races in human history. The nuclear story actually begins a few years earlier in 1938, when three German scientists discovered something called Nuclear Fission, which is when atoms are split in a chain reaction and release a huge amount of energy.
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Jul 31, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Kerri Kapernick |Joseph Baronio
Political satire has been around since court jesters acted the fool to mock the king. These days, satire is a sign of a healthy democracy, and freedom of speech and the press. And of course political cartoons, sometimes red-lining the gap between humour and political criticism, have been the mainstay of mockery for centuries before the internet. Memes can be seen as satire for the modern age.
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Jul 30, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Joseph Baronio
Joe Baronio, BTN Reporter: Meme. "An image, video, piece of text, etc., typically humorous in nature, that is copied and spread rapidly by internet users." Politics. Not typically humorous in nature. Yeah, political memes might seem like an unlikely pairing, but you may have seen quite a few floating around the internet recently. Person: I've seen a lot on Tik Tok, actually, that are in support of Labor. Person: I see lots of stuff about like, Joe Biden. Person: Joe Biden sleeping on the conference.
