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Society

Good on paper, but subscribers not happy with newspaper deliveries

Words by Petra Stock

The Global Citizen
Melbourne, Australia

Melbourne’s tattoo artists bounce back

Words and photos by Miao Wu

Society
Photo: Petra Stock

Paper cuts: Why daily newspaper deliveries have become a lottery

Words by Petra Stock

Health

‘Privatised profit over people’: NDIS contract stirs questions

Investigation by Vanessa Di Natale

Politics
Image: Shutterstock

At the climate front line, navigating a fragile coast and future gas supplies

Story by Angus Thomson

Money
Image: Shutterstock

Risky business: Melbourne banking on startups to cure pandemic ills

Story by Jess Cockerill

Society
Image: Nick Tam

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

Story by Stephanie Zhang

Money

Employees claim embattled Aussie Disposals underpaid them for years

Words by Liam Petterson

Projects

Inside the Melbourne startup helping pianos to find a new key

Video by Fujia Yang

Society

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

Photos by Yavuz Yilmazoglu

Society

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

Words by Jack Banister

Money
Image courtesy: www.wework.com

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

Words by Marni Olsson-Young

Money
Photo by Wesley Gibbs on Unsplash

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

Article by Rosalee Kiely

Money
Photo by Dino Vlachos

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

Article by Dino Vlachos

Money

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

Article by Claire Capel-Stanley

Money
Photo by Jack B on Unsplash

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: Qiyun (Gwen) Liu
  • Audio & Video editor: Louisa Lim
  • Data editor: Craig Butt
  • Editor-In-Chief: Andrew Dodd
  • Business editor: Lucy Smy
Winner — BEST PUBLICATION 2016 Ossie Awards

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