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Society
Image: Claudia Goundar

Speaking your mind: How language unlocks personality

Story by: Claudia Goundar

Society
Image: Joyce Le

A taste of home or ‘fuel for living’?: International students weigh up food options

Story by: Joyce Le

Society
Photo: Miao Chen

The Taoist temple that brought Mazu to Melbourne

Story by: Miao Chen Xuewei Jin (Sherry)

Society
Source: Luisa Bonazzoli

Cards on the table: The traditional games keeping Italian culture alive

Story by: Luisa Bonazzoli

Society
Image: Zhenpeng Li and Runru Li

The Chinese diver building a ‘marine community’ in Melbourne

Video report by: Zhenpeng Li Runru Li

Society
Photo: Alexandra Nevill

Extremism breaches mainstream at Melbourne rally

Story by: Alexandra Nevill

Society
Photo: Kristian Oka Prasetyadi

‘I wish to see no more discrimination’: family reunited with disabled son

Story and pictures by Kristian Oka Prasetyadi

Society
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Lied and seek: Facebook scams thrive in tight rental market

Words by Hannah Vandenbogaerde

Culture
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The new ‘New Australian’? Marvellous, “messy” multiculturalism defines the next generation

Story by Ruby Kraner-Tucci

Business

Underpaid and vulnerable: Melbourne students struggle with wage theft

Audio report by Lan Wei Lucy Williams

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Image: Flickr/Takver

Jumping hurdles to provide a little humanity to asylum seekers in limbo

Words by Nazli Bahmani

Politics

Protesters rally against Scott Morrison’s refugee policy

Video by Mengfan Lu

Society
Photo: Minka Curr

Do you take thee? The costs of a visa marriage of convenience

Words and pictures by Minka Curr

Staying on message: four years on, Palm Sunday marchers keep the faith for refugees

Words and pictures by Charlotte Grieve

Rallying for refugees

‘Lost boy’ of Sudan facing hurdles in building a life in Australia

Words and pictures by Derrick Krusche

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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