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Experts and players fear football fever may be fleeting

Story by: Grace Gooda Luisa Bonazzoli

Business
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The Richmond relic where video rentals pay the rent

Story by: Anna Raimondi

Society
Image: Joyce Le

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

Story by: Joyce Le

Culture
Image: Megan Nicole Yin

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

Society
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Upstart journal skewers stodgy scholarship

Story by: Junfei (Verna) Du

Culture
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Melbourne’s emerging designers rewriting the fashion scene

Story by: Navia Naidu

Environment
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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

Business
Source: Suyin Chan

Koha cafe provides food and connection in outer Melbourne

Story by: Ruoyu Zhai Jui-Jou Lee

Business
Photo: Joyce Le

The refinery that made Geelong what it is today—and bound it to risk

Story by: Anna Raimondi Joyce Le

Culture
Photo: Yue Wang

In the age of streaming, the Astor Theatre endures

Story by: Junfei (Verna) Du Yue Wang

Business
Source: Grace Gooda

Brothel owner vows to go ‘harder’ despite ad complaints

Story by: Grace Gooda

Culture
Image: Ying Xin

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

Story by: Ying Xin

Business
Image: Holly Eaglesham

Fitzroy locals rally around pizza joint after complaints

Story by: Holly Eaglesham

Business
Image: Jiayu Peng

Free groceries ease student stress

Video report by: Jiayu Peng

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