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Business
Image: Anna Raimondi

The Richmond relic where video rentals pay the rent

Story by: Anna Raimondi

Culture
Image: Miao Chen

Bold new artwork rethinks gender bias in Chinese writing

Story by: Miao Chen

Culture
Image: Megan Nicole Yin

Vic govt music funding branded a ‘band-aid solution’

Story by: Megan Nicole Yin

Environment
Image: Valerie T Miller

Turning textile waste into art

Story by: Olivia Wright

Culture
Image: @afcaustralianfashionweek, Instagram.

Critics slam Australian Fashion Week’s lack of diversity

Story by: Molly Annabelle Fox

Culture
Image supplied

Q&A: ‘First Light’ director James J Robinson

Story by: Michael Saliba

Society
Photo: Lynn Pan

Mural removal raises questions over who really matters

Story by: Lynn Pan

Culture
Photo: Grace Gooda

Melbourne’s smallest venues make MICF come alive in its 40th year

Story by: Grace Gooda

Culture
Image: Mojzagrebinfo, Pixabay.

LazyTown’s legacy: The cult kids show with a loyal online following

Story by: Erielle Sudario

Society
Photo: Gerd Eichmann, Wikimedia Commons.

Himalayan fireworks event sparks backlash

Story by: Sihan Ren Di Wang

Culture
Photo: @melb.stitch.collective Instagram

Lives intertwine at the Melbourne Stitch Collective

Story by Maxine Ford

Culture
Painting and photo: Liz Gridley

Painted into a corner: cost of living bites for artists

Story by Charlotte Walkling

Culture
Image: Shutterstock

For those about to rock, we salute you. We would also like a full refund if you don’t show up

Story by Harlan Ockey

Artificial Intelligence

Art’s new lifespan in the digital era

Story and Photos by Yubin Ma Yue Jia Xinyi Zhang

Music

K-Pop: stolen culture or shared art?

Story by Kristine von Freiesleben Hao Yu Pang Hua Ying Cai Yi Jun Zheng

The Arts

AI onslaught: A blessing or a curse?

Story by Baoru Chen Heyang Li Xinyi Li Yurong Zhou

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About The Citizen

THE CITIZEN is a publication of the Centre for Advancing Journalism. It has several aims. Foremost, it is a teaching tool that showcases the work of the students in the University of Melbourne’s Master of Journalism and Master of International Journalism programs, giving them real-world experience in working for publication and to deadline. Find out more →

  • Editor: Jo Chandler
  • Reporter: Ashleigh
  • Audio editor: Louisa Lim
  • Video & Photo editor: Liam Cochrane
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  • Editor-In-Chief: Andrew Dodd
  • Business editor: Lucy Smy
  • The Global Citizen editor: Tim Stoney
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