The Federal Education Minister, Dan Tehan, last month announced a restructuring of fees for undergraduate degrees at universties.

The changes mean future university students will have to pay more to study a degree in the field of humanities. 4ZZZ reporter Jeremy Cook speaks to Susan Forde from Griffith University to address some of the concerns surrounding these changes.

4ZZZ reporter Alice Leggett speaks with UQ’s Dr Anthony Romilio about footprints in South Korea which were made by an ancient two-legged crocodile species.

[Image: Dr Anthony Romilio]

The Coronavirus has impacted a countless number of businesses across the corporate marketplace. Australia has born witness to company closures, economic loss and job uncertainty.

During this global pandemic, health establishments have appeared to be the booming industry. But behind closed doors, our local doctors are amongst those most struggling. So, what do we do when our helpers need help?

Bella Schwarzenecker reports.

Many Australians are aware of America’s famous Native American names like Sitting Bull, Crazy Horse and Geronimo to name a few.  However, how many of our own First Nation celebrated figures do we really know like David Unaipon?

4ZZZ reporter Eliot Rifkin spoke with with Karen Hughes who has been researching the life of David Unaipon, the celebrated Indigenous Australian featured on our $50 bill. Dr Hughes was also consulted on the bill's art element designs by the Reserve Bank of Australia. 

Recent comments by Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison describing the colonisation of the country as brutal but not driven by slavery has sparked another round of debate about the "stolen wages" of aboriginals and others forced into work by British settlers.

Maxim Hussey interviews Thalia Anthony, Senior Lecturer in Law and specialist in Indigenous community justice at the University of Technology, Sydney.

[Image: Stolenwages.com.au]

We had a discussion with this year's Cicada Film Festival's youth ambassador Kurt Jones on the environment from a youth’s perspective.

For more info on both Wildlife Queensland News and their events - click here 

To watch the films online: click on “View the 2019 Films”

The recently formed Queensland Stop Black Deaths in Custody Committee have secured a meeting with the Police Commissioner after marching on Roma Street watch house. 

Jade Macbeth Reports

4ZZZ reporter Alice Leggett speaks with Minister for Child Safety, Youth and Women and Minister for the Prevention of Domestic and Family Violence Di Farmer, and Shadow Attorney General David Janetzki about funding and provisions the government are allocating for domestic violence support during COVID-19.

If you need support, you can contact:

Lifeline: 13 11 14
DVConnect: 1800 811 811
Mensline: 1800 600 636
1800Respect: 1800 737 732

Urban Utilities Senior Technical Officer Chantal Keane is working with a volunteer team for the flushability standards project. These standards are hoping to help manufactures properly identify if their wipes or tissues can be safely flushed and disintegrate in the sewers.

4ZZZ reporter Cat Gardiner speaks to Chantal to learn how they are determining these new standards. 

[Image: Catrin Gardiner]

Recently researchers at the University of Western Australia led by Parwinder Kaur (Parwinder car), have mapped the genome of the Broad-Toothed Rat, a native Australian mammal that has recently been put on the near-threatened species list.

4ZZZ reporter Samuel O'Brien talks to DNA Zoo Australia Director Associate Professor Parwinder Kaur from UWA’s School of Agriculture and Environment about the unique Australian mammal and the advancements made in DNA mapping over the past twenty years.