Laura Brierley Newton

During my time working at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation I produced a number of stories, as either a digital producer working alongside a reporter, or my own stories. Some programs I have worked for include Background Briefing, RN Breakfast, RN Drive, AM, PM, The World Today, Correspondent's Report, The Signal, Tell Me Straight and the Curious Sydney program.

I am also the co-director of a podcast called WADUP, which co-produces stories with young people about the world they live in and how they look at it.

Reporter/producer

While tourists flock to marvel at the architectural brilliance of Sydney's Opera House, few know about the one-of-a-kind concrete structure only a few metres below them.

In remote parts of Australia just one in 10 Indigenous school students meet the minimum national standard for reading and writing.

Producer

NBRI is a project run by church and community groups, who pool their resources to support new refugees financially and socially.

Paramedics in Australia have the second highest rate of suicide of any emergency services workers, including police, firefighters, and prison guards.

In remote Aboriginal communities in the Northern Territory, Baroque hymns introduced and translated by German missionaries in the 1870s have helped preserve local languages.

One woman's desperate search for a treatment that could extend her life.

If you've ever flown over Sydney you've probably noticed the Alexandra canal running beside the airport — but you may not know it was part of a grand plan to create a European system of canals across the city.

Low-income workers, charities and small business owners are set to feel the biggest impact from Australia's shift towards becoming completely cash free.

Menindee's lakes have long been a vital source of water to nearby neighbours — but as those dependents move on, the town and its people fear for their future.

Male Australian marathon runners were better at running the 42.195 kilometre race when colour TV was still considered a new technology.

Getting rid of plastics entirely is highly unlikely, but also unnecessary. What we need to do is learn to stop using bad plastics and start using good plastics instead, a polymer scientist says.

Robert Mazur led a double life as an undercover agent in the world's most infamous drug cartel. Now he has warnings for Australia.

Was ripping out Sydney's extensive tram network in the 1960s one of the biggest mistakes the city ever made?

Did your parents choose to not get you vaccinated, and now you're wondering whether to catch up on all those vaccinations everybody is talking about?

The New South Wales town of Wee Waa is worried the loss of 20 gigalitres of water will result in their small community becoming a ghost town

As China cracks down on the standard of waste it will import, many Australians are still confused about what can and can't be recycled.

A single van deployed by the Department of Family and Community Services is hitting the streets and trying to get as many rough sleepers into permanent accommodation as possible.

Saudi women last year celebrated a big win when they were granted the right to drive, now the woman behind the campaign says she'll celebrate on the day she's recognised as a citizen of her own country.