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"Child Care Now." Three simple words that sparked one of the most dramatic student protests in the University of Melbourne's history. In 1974, activists occupied council chambers, faced arrest, and challenged powerful university leaders to recognise childcare as a right rather than a personal responsibility. Through interviews with the women who led the campaign, reporter Eva Sementino traces a movement that transformed campus life and reshaped opportunities for generations of students. A gripping story of feminism, student protest, childcare reform, and the ongoing struggle for equal access to education. Interviewees: Deborah Shnookal Martha Macintyre Jean Taylor Marilyn Lake Reporter: Eva Sementino Show Host: Siena Kinkela. Executive Producer: Michael Saliba Sound Design: Xue Xue Marketing: Megan Yin, Leyla Arrykova. Supervising Producer: Louisa Lim See photos of our objects and more behind the scenes on Instagram at @uncuratedpod Uncurated is a Centre for Advancing Journalism podcast, produced at the University of Melbourne on the lands of the Wurundjeri and Woi Wurrung people of the Kulin Nation.
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Reporter Xinnan Wang traces student activism from a 1961 protest against Australia’s White Australia Policy to a recent campus rally at the University of Melbourne. Along the way, she uncovers the forgotten history of anti-racism movements, immigration reform, and student protest in Australia, while questioning her own assumptions about activism. Interviewees: Andonis Piperoglou James Waghorne Reporter: Xinnan Wang Show Host: Siena Kinkela. Executive Producer: Michael Saliba Sound Design: Xue Xue Marketing: Megan Yin, Leyla Arrykova. Supervising Producer: Louisa Lim See photos of our objects and more behind the scenes on Instagram at @uncuratedpod Uncurated is a Centre for Advancing Journalism podcast, produced at the University of Melbourne on the lands of the Wurundjeri and Woi Wurrung people of the Kulin Nation. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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