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Picture: Chelsea Cucinotta

Her mother’s muse: Looking back on a photograph that shocked Australia

Words by Chelsea Cucinotta

Sport

Joining the dots on footy, community and the journey of reconciliation

Words and photos by Jack Banister

Culture
Painting: Staying Still, by Indiah Money

Exploring history, identity and story at the Koorie Art Show

Words by Jack Banister

Society

‘Australia Does Not Exist’: Hip hop and the minority experience

Audio report by Bess Maria Zewdie

Culture

Artists rally against corporate interference in Hosier Lane

Video by Alexandra Alvaro

3010: Melbourne-based record label gives artists a leg up

Video by Alexandra Alvaro

and Dilpreet Kaur

Culture

3010: Husband-wife duo bring music to the streets of Melbourne

Video by Silvi Vann-Wall

and Jenina Ibañez

MIFF 2018: A close-up look at the talent behind the film festival

Words and video by Charlotte Grieve

Culture
Photo: Charlotte Grieve

Escape artists: Indigenous prisoners painting a brighter future

Words and Pictures by Charlotte Grieve

Culture

The Franciscans, the flea and the 800-year-old missal

Words and pictures by Maria Abbatangelo

Culture

Planting seeds of creativity

Words by Anders Furze

Culture

How a ‘Big Issue for artists’ is empowering lives

Words by Krati Garg

Culture

Artistic collaborators imagine cities a world away

Audio report by Buffy Gorrilla

Culture

More women artists lighting up Fitzroy streetscape

Words by Buffy Gorrilla

Culture

Time to make a difference on diversity, say filmmakers

Words by Bess Maria Zewdie

Culture

That sinking feeling . . . public art and its uncertain future

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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
  • Data editor: Craig Butt
  • Editor-In-Chief: Andrea Carson
  • Business editor: Lucy Smy
Winner — BEST PUBLICATION 2024 Journalism Education Research and Training Association Ossie Awards Winner — BEST PUBLICATION 2016 Ossie Awards

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