Investigative

Investigative journalism pieces produced by students at School of Journalism and Communication at The University of Queensland.

The Youth Testament in India

Claire Norton- October 16, 2017

Religion is an ancient part of Indian culture. Join UQ in Jaipur reporter Claire Norton, as she investigates the young generation's involvement with religion in ... Read More

Indonesia fights a two-wheel turf war

Drew Timbs- May 12, 2017

Rising popularity of online-based ride-hailing apps has created tension on the streets of Jakarta, as traditional motorcycle hailing taxis (ojeks) fight back for demand, claiming territory ... Read More

Fishing for dreams

Rhiannon Smith- March 20, 2015

Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach a man to fish, and he will eat for a lifetime. To the ... Read More

What is Tet to you?

Hannah Twiggs- March 17, 2015

The Tet holiday in Vietnam is meant to be a joyous celebration to welcome the lunar new year and springtime with big family reunions and ... Read More

Assessing the education gap in Vietnam

Hannah Twiggs- March 17, 2015

Sitting with two support teachers from the International School in Ho Chi Minh City, you can learn a lot about the education gap that divides ... Read More

Suffering in regional Queensland

Genevieve Worrell- December 11, 2014

DALBY resident Scott Doyle was 14-years-old when he passed away from a common bone cancer in March this year. He was one of 10,260 Queenslanders ... Read More

The Waiting Pain

Genevieve Worrell- December 11, 2014

JAMES Wood* is a teenage entrepreneur. The Brisbane-based businessman travels the world expanding his empire. But beneath his success, James carries with him a burden.  ... Read More

Surviving the guilt of living

Genevieve Worrell- December 11, 2014

MICHAEL Callaghan and Mathew Tait were best friends. They were never strong believers in coincidences. But by the age of 14 the schoolyard mates from ... Read More

The power of porn

Genevieve Worrell- December 11, 2014

EARCH the word ‘porn’ and Google will return 409,000,000 results in 0.14 seconds. The first result will be PornHub, the largest pornography site on the ... Read More

The 40-percent

Genevieve Worrell- December 10, 2014

FOR Lisa Mullin, the depression caused by attempting to come to terms with being transgender was overwhelming.  “I couldn’t see a reason to live,” she ... Read More

Legally blind

Genevieve Worrell- December 10, 2014

SARAH Boulton experiences life in a different way than the majority of us. “When someone loses something, a limb, eyesight, it’s a loss for everyone, ... Read More

Into the fringe

Genevieve Worrell- December 10, 2014

FOR most people, the process of discovering their identity occurs during the teenage years. For Thalia, it only truly began after 30. The Brisbane Christian ... Read More