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Experts and players fear football fever may be fleeting

Story by: Grace Gooda Luisa Bonazzoli

Sport
Image: Luisa Bonazzoli & Grace Gooda

Handballing responsibility: Can community sport address gendered violence?

Story by: Luisa Bonazzoli Grace Gooda

Society
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Crowdsourcing hate: umpire abuse a threat to AFL’s future

Story by Sam Irvine

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Faith and fasting: Muslim athletes playing on through Ramadan

Story by Hannah Hammoud

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“I’m living and breathing football”: Australian ref on the World Cup pitch

Words by Josh Nevett

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Want to bet on it? Bookies cleaning up big wins from lockdown gambling

Words by Dane Heverin

Sport
Photo: Jack Banister

Carlton AFLW coach Daniel Harford: ‘If you’re authentic, you’ll be OK’

Words and photos by Jack Banister

Sport

Families, flags and footy records on show as AFL season comes to a close

Photos by Fangying Zhou

Sport

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

Words and photos by Jack Banister

Sport

The weakness in the Rioli game? Ranidaphobia (Look it up)

Words by Jack Banister

Sport

As 2019 kicks off, a glimpse back at the agony, ecstasy and odd specky

Photos by Jack Banister

Sport

Of sweat, tears, 144 years and 10 excruciating minutes of extra time

Words and photos by Sophie Simpson

Sport

For Tiwi star, strength on the ground builds strength in family, community

Words and photos by Jack Banister

Sport

Kicking it the Tiwi way – a photo gallery

Photos by Jack Banister

Sport

Whitefella dreaming of a flag in the top end with the Tiwi Bombers

Words and photos by Jack Banister

Sport

More than a game in the Tiwi Islands, footy helps heal a hurting community

Words and photos by Jack Banister

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