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Immigration

Money

Underpaid and vulnerable: Melbourne students struggle with wage theft

Audio report by Lan Wei Lucy Williams

Politics
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: Benjamin Silvester
  • 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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