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Speaking your mind: How language unlocks personality

Story by: Claudia Goundar

Business
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The Richmond relic where video rentals pay the rent

Story by: Anna Raimondi

Culture
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Bold new artwork rethinks gender bias in Chinese writing

Story by: Miao Chen

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

Story by: Megan Nicole Yin

Business
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Inside Australia’s new million-dollar LED cinemas

Story by: Michael Saliba

Environment
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Turning textile waste into art

Story by: Olivia Wright

Society
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Renewed push to dump Melbourne’s ‘boring’, ‘clumsy’ flag

Story by: Harry Robertson

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‘Loneliest generation’ connects through roleplaying games

Story by: Lewis Weir

Culture
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Critics slam Australian Fashion Week’s lack of diversity

Story by: Molly Annabelle Fox

Culture
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Melbourne’s emerging designers rewriting the fashion scene

Story by: Navia Naidu

Society
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The Taoist temple that brought Mazu to Melbourne

Story by: Miao Chen Xuewei Jin (Sherry)

Society
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Fallen Warriors Ceremony reframes remembrance

Story by: Matt Melia

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

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Society
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Experts nix viral ‘party line’ train route proposal

Story by: Michael Saliba

Society
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Mural removal raises questions over who really matters

Story by: Lynn Pan

Culture
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In the age of streaming, the Astor Theatre endures

Story by: Junfei (Verna) Du Yue Wang

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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: Preeshita Shah
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