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Victoria Kolankiewicz

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Research Assistant, Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning, University of Melbourne, The University of Melbourne

A tidal drain at South Yarra, Melbourne, in 2008. The installation of litter-trapping equipment now prevents access. Photo: Victoria Kolankiewicz

September 13, 2020

What lies beneath: tunnels for trafficking, or just a subterranean service? Time to rescue these spaces from the conspiracists

Victoria Kolankiewicz, The University of Melbourne

What was once the stuff of urban legends now spreads virally through social media claims the tunnels beneath our cities are used for child trafficking. The truth is both more mundane and important.

Rebel Wilson in Melbourne for her defamation trial against Bauer Media. AAP Image/Joe Castro

May 26, 2017

Bogan in the eye of the beholder: the curious case of Rebel Wilson

David Nichols, The University of Melbourne and Victoria Kolankiewicz, The University of Melbourne

Rebel Wilson has embraced her ‘bogan’ upbringing in her defamation case against Bauer Media, but what exactly does that mean?

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