We Were Wrong About

We Were Wrong About is a podcast that takes a second look at things we thought we knew.Brought to you by RMIT's final-year journalism students, each episode examines the myths and misunderstandings that have shaped Australian culture, beliefs, and policy. In this episode, we explore the defining borders and boundaries of how we live, work, and play, and we challenge their existence in modern-day Australia.The stories are:888 MovementReporter: Keely ForbesProducer: Thomas WilliamsonResearcher: Kristy NicolaouMt Arapiles Rock ClimbingReporter: Zakai SparkesProducer: Archibald McGillResearcher: Zakai SparkesResearcher: Archibald McGillIndustrial West MelbourneReporter: Jack HuggetProducer: Laura JarvisResearcher: Sophia GrantHousing CrisisReporter: Miles EarlReporter: Liam GrantReporter: Ruby ReillyProducer: Liam GrantResearcher: Miles EarlWomen's SportReporter: Sylvia ErsonReporter: Raia FlinosProducer: Raia FlinosResearcher: Zac Fahey____________________________________________Episode ProductionCreditsPresenter: Natalie HeslopProducer: Raia FlinosFact-Checker: Lauren LiaoStudent Executive Producer: Yvette Campitelli-SleeExecutive Producers: Tito Ambyo and Kate JonesTheme Music'Investigative Journalism' by Pinegroove from MotionArrayEpisode Cover ImagePhotographer: Archibald McGillPublished: April, 2025

We Were Wrong About is a podcast that takes a second look at things we thought we knew. Brought to you by RMIT's final-year journalism students, each episode examines the myths and misunderstandings that have shaped Australian culture, beliefs, and policy. In this episode, we explore how our relationships to places, our bodies, and our sexualities change over time with different generations.The stories are: Queer Women’s SpacesReporters: Sophia Barrett, Matilda Linsdell, Darya MohseniProducer: Matilda LinsdellResearcher: Darya MohseniThe Docklands DilemmaReporters: Alex Masterson, Harriette HobsonProducer: Natalie FlemingResearcher: Harriette HobsonSelling SkinnyReporter: Matilda McDermottProducer: Vic BaileyResearcher: Sienna Seychell____________________________________________Episode Production CreditsPresenter: Sophia BarrettProducer: Vic BaileyFact-Checker: Harriette HobsonStudent Executive Producer: Yvette Campitelli-SleeLecturers: Tito Ambyo and Kate JonesTheme Music'Investigative Journalism' by Pinegroove from MotionArrayEpisode Cover ImagePhotographer: Peter Bucks | Unsplash Photo CommunityPublished: November 10, 2023License: Unsplash License (edited) 

We Were Wrong About is a podcast that takes a second look at things we thought we knew. Brought to you by RMIT's final-year journalism students, each episode examines the myths and misunderstandings that have shaped Australian culture, beliefs, and policy. In this episode, we explore some of Melbourne’s most pressing issues, and how efforts to solve them led to even bigger problems.The stories are:Behind the Red LightReporter: Liz TseregounisReporter: Ruby SilverbackProducers: Liz Tseregounis and Ruby SilverbackResearchers: Liz Tseregounis and Ruby SilverbackThe Ground Remembers.Reporter: Abdulrahman AbdulkaderProducer: Jason LimResearcher: Tara CliffordBig & Bigger ProblemsReporter: Isaac HaberProducer: Marquise DaleResearcher: Ben Lawson____________________________________________Episode Production CreditsPresenter: Abdulrahman AbdulkaderProducer: Liz TseregounisFact-Checker: Marquise DaleStudent Executive Producer: Yvette Campitelli-SleeExecutive Producers: Tito Ambyo and Kate JonesTheme Music'Investigative Journalism' by Pinegroove from MotionArrayEpisode Cover ImagePhotographer: Luis Villasmil | Unsplash Photo CommunityPublished: August 12, 2019License: Unsplash License

We Were Wrong About is a podcast that takes a second look at things we thought we knew.Brought to you by RMIT's final-year journalism students, each episode examines the myths and misunderstandings that have shaped Australian culture, beliefs, and policy. In this episode, we look at myths and mistakes around elections in Australia, and a story about how we got things wrong about the Job-Ready scheme. The stories are:The history of the Democracy SausageReporter: Nyah BarnesReporter: Natalie HeslopProducer: Alyssa FraserResearcher: Beatrice TanIs there such a thing as a wasted vote?Reporter: Dharni GiriReporter: Yvette Campitelli-SleeProducer: Molly InglisResearcher: Lauren LiaoThe Job-Ready packageReporter: Charlotte WilkesReporter: Rani FletcherProducer: Charlotte Wilkes and Rani FletcherResearchers: Charlotte Wilkes and Rani Fletcher____________________________________________Episode Production CreditsPresenter: Keely ForbesProducer: Molly InglisFact-Checker: Nyah BarnesStudent Executive Producer: Yvette Campitelli-SleeExecutive Producers: Tito Ambyo and Kate JonesTheme Music'Investigative Journalism' by Pinegroove from MotionArrayEpisode Cover ImagePhotographer: I Zhang (@iz07) | Unsplash Photo CommunityPublished: Jan 3, 2025Licence: Unsplash Licence