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Photo: Preeshita Shah

Last in, first out: Victoria’s newest teachers are walking out before they’ve settled in

Story by Preeshita Shah

Politics
Image: Matt Melia

Homeless Persons Union accuses Melbourne council of ‘criminalising poverty’

Story by: Matt Melia

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

Society
Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay

Boronia locals cry foul over cuts to police station hours

Story by: Hope Kloppenburg

Society
Image: Giuliana Tarascio

East Melbourne locals sound alarm after repeat break-ins

Story by: Holly Eaglesham

Society
Image: Harry Robertson

Renewed push to dump Melbourne’s ‘boring’, ‘clumsy’ flag

Story by: Harry Robertson

Health
Image supplied

Australian prosecutors revise EMDR therapy guidance amid backlash

Story by: Luisa Bonazzoli

Society
Photo: Matt Melia.

Fallen Warriors Ceremony reframes remembrance

Story by: Matt Melia

Society
Photo: Lewis Weir

Congregants look to the future after synagogue firebombing

Story by: Lewis Weir

Society
Image: Sophie Sewell

New bike lanes put the squeeze on inner-city cyclists

Story by: Sophie Sewell

Business
Image: Holly Eaglesham

Fitzroy locals rally around pizza joint after complaints

Story by: Holly Eaglesham

Environment
Image: JonasKIM/Pixabay

Critics say new government campaign doesn’t hold water

Story by: Ying Xin

Sport
Image: Luisa Bonazzoli & Grace Gooda

Handballing responsibility: Can community sport address gendered violence?

Story by: Luisa Bonazzoli Grace Gooda

Society
Photo supplied: Shawn Guinto and Josh Tagle.

“Jail the corrupt”: One Piece and revolutionary fervour in the Philippines

Story by Erielle Sudario

Politics
Photo: Ashleigh Wyss

As Pacific newsrooms struggle to survive, calls for Australian media to amplify Pacific voices

Story by Ashleigh Wyss

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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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