The Election Episode

09/05/2025 22 min Episodio 1
The Election Episode

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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

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