University student journalism from Australia, NZ and the Pacific.

The Junction
University student journalism from Australia, NZ and the Pacific.

The Junction
University student journalism from Australia, NZ and the Pacific.

The Junction
University of Melbourne

University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria

The University of Melbourne’s Centre for Advancing Journalism offers a Master of Journalism & Master of International Journalism & graduate certificate & diplomas in journalism. It publishes The Citizen

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Dunkley's shifting boundaries and turning tides

Dunkley’s shifting boundaries and turning tides

University of Melbourne, Wing Kuang, Michelle La, Brendan Matsuyama and Brodie Everist
May 15, 2019
Vote 1 Damo! It’s all about leadership in the U19s. Politics? Not so much …

Vote 1 Damo! It’s all about leadership in the U19s. Politics? Not so much …

University of Melbourne, Georgina Sebar
May 15, 2019
Calm enough on the surface: Ringwood Lake Park is a tranquil escape from surrounding suburbia but disenchantment with policies on the environment may play a critical part in the decision on who is sent to Canberra to represent Deakin. Photo: Emily Johnson

Alarms ring as the heat’s on in Deakin

University of Melbourne, Andreas Nicola and Anthea van den Bergh
May 15, 2019
View from the hills: Too many cars, too few (affordable) homes

View from the hills: Too many cars, too few (affordable) homes

University of Melbourne, Sophie Simpson
May 15, 2019
MP Michael Sukkar with wife Anna and their first child, Leo. PHOTO: From Michael Sukkar’s website.

Can Sukkar survive the usurping of Turnbull?

University of Melbourne, Ruby Kraner-Tucci and Jess Malcolm
May 15, 2019
Shireen Morris: Indigenous rights advocate walking the party line

Shireen Morris: Indigenous rights advocate walking the party line

University of Melbourne, Sophie Berrill and Emily Johnson
May 15, 2019
Reverend Ron is Palmer's man in Dunkley

Reverend Ron is Palmer’s man in Dunkley

University of Melbourne, Laura Hooper
May 15, 2019

Animal Justice Party aims to give voice to the voiceless from Centre for Advancing Journalism on Vimeo.

Animal Justice Party aims to give voice to the voiceless

University of Melbourne, Mengfan Lu
May 15, 2019

Do you know how your votes are counted?

University of Melbourne, Imran Ariff
May 15, 2019
The candidate who wasn't

The candidate who wasn’t

University of Melbourne, Peter Quattrocelli
May 15, 2019
The election could see the first post-inflation increase to Newstart in 25 years. So who has promised what?

The election could see the first post-inflation increase to Newstart in 25 years. So who has promised what?

University of Melbourne, Danielle O'Neal and Sifan Wu
May 14, 2019
Down and out in Deakin: Word on the street on homelessness

Down and out in Deakin: Word on the street on homelessness

University of Melbourne, Imran Ariff
May 14, 2019
Act on Aged Care before it's too late, warns Hinch

Act on Aged Care before it’s too late, warns Hinch

University of Melbourne, Grace Aicken
May 13, 2019
In the avenues of Deakin, a sense of betrayal is galvanising some voters

In the avenues of Deakin, a sense of betrayal is galvanising some voters

University of Melbourne, Nazli Bahmani
May 13, 2019
The Marginalised Man: Sitting Member or Sitting Duck?

The Marginalised Man: Sitting Member or Sitting Duck?

University of Melbourne, Anna Chisholm and Briana Symonds-Manne
May 10, 2019
All aboard the 7.39 from Mitcham: Life, work and the whole damn thing

All aboard the 7.39 from Mitcham: Life, work and the whole damn thing

University of Melbourne, Jordyn Beazley
May 10, 2019
Emily Green, the Greens candidate for Dunkley, photographed at Nature Bar, Frankston.

Deeper Shades of Green

University of Melbourne, Peter Quattrocelli and Laura Hooper
May 9, 2019
A flashmob of Adani mine protestors on Whitehorse Road, Mitcham, in the heart of Deakin.

The trouble with ‘The Women’s Vote’? Women are, well … different

University of Melbourne, Chelsea Elizabeth
May 9, 2019
True blue cheer squad: Chinese Australians were eager supporters of Liberal MP Michael Sukkar’s 2016 campaign. SOURCE: Facebook

Chinese voters hold golden ticket in race for Deakin

University of Melbourne, Ruby Kraner-Tucci
May 6, 2019
“We want to cut down the Islamic immigration; we don’t want it at all”: Rise Up candidate for Dunkley, Yvonne Gentle

Party of religious freedom finds Muslims an anathema

University of Melbourne, Brodie Everest
May 6, 2019
On dodgy banks, wobbly regulators, plucky whistleblowers & feisty journalism

On dodgy banks, wobbly regulators, plucky whistleblowers & feisty journalism

University of Melbourne, Jack Banister
April 11, 2019
Elizabeth Balderstone stands next to Warrigal Creek on her farm in Victoria – the site of an 1843 massacre. Gunaikurnai people continue to visit the land to pay their respects. Photograph: Ciaran O'Mahony/The Guardian

Reporting hidden history for The Guardian’s massacres investigation

University of Melbourne, Ciaran O’Mahony and Jeremy Nadel
March 26, 2019
The Tiwi Bombers players join hands during their clash with the Crocs: Photo Jack Banister

The Tiwi word for football is yiloga. There’s no word for suicide

University of Melbourne, Jack Banister
March 4, 2019
“The personalities that do well are female students who don’t let (sexism) get to them, who can just ignore it": Medical student Sonia Srinivasan

Male specialists still more equal than others in earnings

University of Melbourne, Alexandra Alvaro
February 11, 2019
“Every session is scary because you’re very much out of your comfort zone": Hockeyroo turned Kangaroo, Georgie Nanscawen.

Jumping codes, from hockeyroo to Kangaroo

University of Melbourne, Jack Banister
February 1, 2019
A bird's eye view of our city creeks

A bird’s eye view of our city creeks

University of Melbourne, The Citizen Team
January 24, 2019
Hidden cost of falling housing prices

Hidden cost of falling housing prices

University of Melbourne, David Ross
December 3, 2018
St Patrick's Cathedral, Melbourne. Photo: Steven Zoricic

Statewide: Elder, the wielder of power in Catholic education

University of Melbourne, Ben Silvester, Yavuz Yilmazoglu and Steven Zoricic
October 31, 2018
The now dormant Hazelwood Power Station. Photo: Andrew Dodd

Morwell: Valley life after coal is a power struggle

University of Melbourne, Jess Bassano, Gerard Cockburn, Brittany Flamik, Jenina Ibañez and Silvi Vann-Wall
October 29, 2018
Mount Waverley - Labor: Matt Fregon

Mount Waverley – Labor: Matt Fregon

University of Melbourne, Fangying Zhou
October 26, 2018
Explained: Crime and the Victorian election

Explained: Crime and the Victorian election

University of Melbourne, Liam Petterson
October 26, 2018
Mount Waverley - Greens: Justin McCarthy

Mount Waverley – Greens: Justin McCarthy

University of Melbourne, Chen Tian
October 22, 2018
Morwell - Greens: Daniel Caffrey

Morwell – Greens: Daniel Caffrey

University Of Melbourne, David Bogi
October 15, 2018
Albert Park - Sustainable Australia Party: Steven Armstrong

Albert Park – Sustainable Australia Party: Steven Armstrong

University of Melbourne, Andrew Donegan, Liam Petterson, Yavuz Yilmazoglu and Lucy Williams
October 15, 2018
Morwell - Independent: Christine Sindt

Morwell – Independent: Christine Sindt

University of Melbourne, Adena Maier
October 15, 2018
Morwell - The sitting MP: Russell Northe

Morwell – The sitting MP: Russell Northe

University of Melbourne, Ashleigh Hastings
October 15, 2018
Albert Park - Reason Party: Jarryd Bartle

Albert Park – Reason Party: Jarryd Bartle

University of Melbourne, Andrew Donegan
October 15, 2018
Animal Justice Party candidate Dr Tamasin Ramsay is campaigning to put animals on the agenda in Albert Park. Photo Credit: Liam Petterson

Albert Park – Animal Justice Party: Tamasin Ramsay

University of Melbourne, Liam Petterson
October 15, 2018
Greens candidate for Albert Park, Ogy Simic at the St Kilda Town Hall. Photo Credit: Elise Labuschagne

Albert Park – Greens: Ogy Simic

University of Melbourne, Elise Labuschagne
October 15, 2018
Albert Park - Labor: Martin Foley

Albert Park – Labor: Martin Foley

University of Melbourne, Yavuz Yilmazoglu
October 15, 2018
Albert Park real estate agent Michael Taylor specialises in Fishermans Bend precinct Photo Credit: Yavuz Yilmazoglu

Albert Park: Finding Fishermans Bend

University of Melbourne, Yavuz Yilmazoglu
October 15, 2018
Port Melbourne will be transformed with the development of Fishermans Bend. Photo: Lucy Williams.

Albert Park: Inner-city affluence and diversity

University of Melbourne, Lucy Williams
October 15, 2018
Newsagent and former State Electricity Commission worker Ray Burgess is standing as an independent candidate for the electorate of Morwell.

Morwell – Independent: Ray Burgess

University of Melbourne, Sophie Simpson
October 14, 2018
Mount Waverley: Multicultural and dynamic

Mount Waverley: Multicultural and dynamic

University of Melbourne, Fangying Zhou, Lingyi Meng, Yingxuan Li, Zixun Wang and Shujing Cai
October 12, 2018
Independent candidate Tracie Lund is standing as a candidate for the Morwell electorate for the second time.

Morwell – Independent: Tracie Lund

University of Melbourne, Sophie Simpson
October 11, 2018
Morwell - Liberals: Dale Harriman

Morwell – Liberals: Dale Harriman

University of Melbourne, David Bogi
October 10, 2018
Yinnar, in Victoria's Latrobe Valley.

A Day in the Life of Yinnar

University of Melbourne
October 10, 2018
Ricky Muir will represent the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers party for the Morwell seat.

Morwell – Shooters, Fishers and Farmers: Ricky Muir

University Of Melbourne, Adena Maier and Van Anh Ng Chu
October 10, 2018
Mark Richards

Morwell – Labor: Mark Richards

University of Melbourne, Adena Maier and Van Anh Ng Chu
October 10, 2018
Nationals candidate Sheridan Bond is contesting the seat of Morwell.

Morwell – The Nationals: Sheridan Bond

University of Melbourne, Ashleigh Hastings
October 10, 2018
Albert Park - Liberals: Andrew Bond

Albert Park – Liberals: Andrew Bond

University of Melbourne, Andrew Donegan
October 10, 2018
Catholics in Victoria fear for confessional

Catholics in Victoria fear for confessional

University of Melbourne, Benjamin Silvester
October 3, 2018
‘Perfection’ is more than skin deep: Being brown, being beautiful

‘Perfection’ is more than skin deep: Being brown, being beautiful

University of Melbourne, Dilpreet Kaur Taggar
October 3, 2018
Monique Conti (Left)

Footy or basketball, dancer Conti owns the floor

University of Melbourne, Jack Banister
October 3, 2018
The Paris Cat: turning hot jazz into cool cash

The Paris Cat: turning hot jazz into cool cash

University of Melbourne, Zachary Snowdon-Smith
October 3, 2018
Between two worlds: Derrimut saved white lives, and mourned lost lands

Between two worlds: Derrimut saved white lives, and mourned lost lands

University of Melbourne, Claire Capel-Stanley
October 3, 2018
As communities plan for higher tides, concerns over axing of key agency

As communities plan for higher tides, concerns over axing of key agency

University of Melbourne, Peter Donelly
October 3, 2018
At Lang Lang, a glimpse into the future challenges of rising seas

At Lang Lang, a glimpse into the future challenges of rising seas

University of Melbourne, Rosalee Kiely
October 3, 2018
Journalism legend reflects on the power of the media spotlight

Journalism legend reflects on the power of the media spotlight

University of Melbourne, Charlotte Grieve
October 3, 2018
Morwell: A marginal three-way contest

Morwell: A marginal three-way contest

University of Melbourne, Sophie Simpson
September 7, 2018
Diggers on the way to Bendigo, ST Gill, 1869. Credit: State Library of Victoria

The glorious pictures, and inglorious end, of the artist of the goldfields

University of Melbourne, Connor Amor-Bendall
August 30, 2018
Farmers strive for more palatable choices getting meat to your table

Farmers strive for more palatable choices getting meat to your table

University of Melbourne, Charlotte Grieve
August 30, 2018
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