News pieces

Epicentre of the virus: how Europeans are coping

“The danger is clear,” says Milly Porro, a lawyer in Milan, Italy. “The infection does not stop if we don’t stay isolated at home.”

It’s a sentiment that Australians are just starting to get their heads around. In Italy, the country worst hit by coronavirus (with nearly 64,000 infections and more than 6000 deaths, as of Monday, 23 March), the country has been in lockdown for three weeks.

Italy introduced even stricter measures earlier this week in an effort to slow the spread of the virus, sev

Epicentre of the virus: how Europeans are coping

“The danger is clear,” says Milly Porro, a lawyer in Milan, Italy. “The infection does not stop if we don’t stay isolated at home.”

It’s a sentiment that Australians are just starting to get their heads around. In Italy, the country worst hit by coronavirus (with nearly 64,000 infections and more than 6000 deaths, as of Monday, 23 March), the country has been in lockdown for three weeks.

Italy introduced even stricter measures earlier this week in an effort to slow the spread of the virus, sev

Get out of the city - regional newsrooms rock!

She’s got one of the most exciting jobs a young news reporter can have, but Cassandra Bain still insists she never learnt more than when she worked in regional news.

The experienced cross-platform journalist who has worked for media organisations including News Corp and Channel 9, graduated from Macleay College six years ago and is now a presenter at SBS.

Cass came back to Macleay to pass on her insights and experience working in regional newsrooms and the wider media.

She spent over three ye