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Business
Image: Anna Raimondi

The Richmond relic where video rentals pay the rent

Story by: Anna Raimondi

Culture
Image: Megan Nicole Yin

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

Story by: Megan Nicole Yin

Culture
Image: Miao Chen

Bold new artwork rethinks gender bias in Chinese writing

Story by: Miao Chen

Business
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Inside Australia’s new million-dollar LED cinemas

Story by: Michael Saliba

Health
Photo by Esther H Derkson (Shutterstock)

‘Loneliest generation’ connects through roleplaying games

Story by: Lewis Weir

Society
Photo: Miao Chen

The Taoist temple that brought Mazu to Melbourne

Story by: Miao Chen Xuewei Jin (Sherry)

Culture
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Melbourne’s emerging designers rewriting the fashion scene

Story by: Navia Naidu

Environment
Image: Valerie T Miller

Turning textile waste into art

Story by: Olivia Wright

Culture
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Critics slam Australian Fashion Week’s lack of diversity

Story by: Molly Annabelle Fox

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

Story by: Michael Saliba

Society
Photo: Lynn Pan

Mural removal raises questions over who really matters

Story by: Lynn Pan

Society
Photo: Michael Saliba

Experts nix viral ‘party line’ train route proposal

Story by: Michael Saliba

Culture
Photo: Yue Wang

In the age of streaming, the Astor Theatre endures

Story by: Junfei (Verna) Du Yue Wang

Culture
Image: Ying Xin

The fan-led events challenging K-pop’s commercial culture

Story by: Ying Xin

Society
Source: Luisa Bonazzoli

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

Story by: Luisa Bonazzoli

Culture
Photo: Grace Gooda

Melbourne’s smallest venues make MICF come alive in its 40th year

Story by: Grace Gooda

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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
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  • Editor-In-Chief: Andrew Dodd
  • Business editor: Lucy Smy
  • The Global Citizen editor: Tim Stoney
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