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For some, a silver lining as coronavirus sets them on a new path

Story by Stephanie Zhang

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Employees claim embattled Aussie Disposals underpaid them for years

Words by Liam Petterson

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Inside the Melbourne startup helping pianos to find a new key

Video by Fujia Yang

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From humble beginnings, the Murray Family’s Buttonworks business has survived and thrived

Photos by Yavuz Yilmazoglu

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On dodgy banks, wobbly regulators, plucky whistleblowers and feisty journalism

Words by Jack Banister

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Not just for Silicon Valley start-ups – shared offices surge in Melbourne

Words by Marni Olsson-Young

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Green Gold! The investors betting on pot in a Victorian town

Article by Rosalee Kiely

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Politics, protests and profit – next stop Australia for the far-right

Article by Dino Vlachos

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Ditch the emotional baggage – but buy the ($35) bag

Article by Claire Capel-Stanley

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Games Workshop: making a stock market success of modelling

Words by David Ross

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: Benjamin Silvester
  • Audio & Video editor: Louisa Lim
  • Data editor: Craig Butt
  • Editor-In-Chief: Andrew Dodd
  • Business editor: Lucy Smy
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