Experts urge more collaboration between champions of the fragile Alpine environment & the pro-brumby brigade. Harshita Roy kicks off our series on invasive species, Gone viral, co-pub w/ Cosmos thecitizen.org.au/articles/in-ba…

Australia’s high country has been the scene of a fierce flashpoint in the management of invasive species. New AI tools used by brumby advocates to survey brumby population described by one expert as "technologically excellent" but "ecologically useless". Read it below!

Dead-heading underwater kelp is all in a day’s work for divers helping Port Phillip Bay to thrive after invasion by a seaweed pest. Ricky Sproule continues our special series on invasive species, Gone Feral, co-published with Cosmos thecitizen.org.au/articles/sea-w…

Underwater seaweed pests require underwater weeding. Ricky Sproule continues our series on invasive species, Gone Feral, co-published with Cosmos cosmosmagazine.com/news/gardening…

Before the war in Gaza inspired global campus protests, anti-war faculty members and students were urging University of Melbourne to sever links to weapons manufacturers like Lockheed Martin, only to meet steadfast resistance. James Costa reports, co-pub with Crikey thecitizen.org.au/articles/up-in…

Deer damage the environment and property but remain a protected species in Victoria. Advocates are at odds with hunters over how to deal with “the next rabbit”. James Worsfold continues our Gone Feral series on invasive species co-pub w/ Cosmos thecitizen.org.au/articles/elega…

Questions of heritage and aesthetics in Ballarat encounter a housing crisis and the needs of changing, growing local population. Tara Highet reports the first of a special series, Building Ballarat, co-published with The Courier thecitizen.org.au/articles/showd…

The pandemic, affordable homes & the regional lifestyle drew thousands to Ballarat. But a shortage of social housing means that competition for rentals will only get harder without investment. Gemma Grant continues Building Ballarat co-pub w/ The Courier thecitizen.org.au/articles/affor…

Wow. It’s 2024 and I’ve just had to crawl along the floor of this LOT Polish airline to get to the toilet during a flight back from Warsaw as “we don’t have onboard wheelchairs. It’s airline policy”. If you’re disabled and you can’t walk this is just discriminatory.

Fire ant outbreaks outside containment zones in QLD and NSW are increasing. Experts are concerned the pest may march further north and south. Filment Ho continues our series on invasive species Gone Feral co-pub w/ Cosmos thecitizen.org.au/articles/fire-…

Join us for the 2024 AN Smith Lecture on Journalism with Lebanese-Australian journalist Nour Haydar (The Guardian) on Tuesday, 26 November. Topic: "A Reflection on Palestine, Australian Media and Who Gets to Shape the Story". Secure your free spot: shorturl.at/MQHxn

How many ways are there to be a journalist? Find out with News Bites – live interviews with CAJ staff and special guests. Catch up on this semester’s chat with Caroline James-Garrod and Silvia Montana and all the News Bites episodes in one handy playlist: shorturl.at/JcD6f

Uncrated Season 3 is here! In an eight-part series, students from the Centre for Advancing Journalism explore the university’s hidden past, revealing stories that reach beyond iconic buildings and the names they bear. Check out Episode 1 here: omny.fm/shows/uncurate…

Cultural burning is a sophisticated and ancient Indigenous way to manage land, maintain its health and reduce fire risk. But slow fires are also enriching the lives and wellbeing of people. Read Ricky Sproule's story here: thecitizen.org.au/articles/lore-…

Professor Mark Deuze will deliver a thought-provoking keynote presentation at the JERAA Conference 2024 on November 27. He will offer actionable, evidence-based solutions for tackling the mental health crisis in media. Secure your ticket here: t.ly/RJAW-

Join us at the JERAA Conference 2024 for an unmissable keynote by award-winning ABC journalist Bridget Brennan Bridget Brennan on November 29. Brennan will examine the changing face of indigenous journalism in Australia Get your ticket here events.humanitix.com/journalism-edu…

Join us for JERAA 2024 on Wednesday, November 27, where ICIJ Director Gerard Ryle will discuss "Collaborative Journalism as a Way to Fight Disruption." Secure your ticket here: events.humanitix.com/journalism-edu…

Investigative reporting projects published by 3 students in their Journalism Masters University of Melbourne have been nominated for the 2024 Democracy’s Watchdogs award. Filment Ho, James Worsfold and Brendan Kearns were among 5 finalists from universities across Aus/NZ thecitizen.org.au/articles/caj-r…

Recent graduate Brendan Kearns just won the Democracy's Watchdog national award for student investigative journalism for his story on energy drink guerilla marketing in universities - which was published in the Weekend Australian The Australian democracyswatchdogs.org/student-awards…

Mikhail Zygar, the exiled founder of Russia's only independent television news channel, will deliver this year's A N Smith Lecture in Journalism on Monday, 31 March, from 6:45 pm to 7:45 pm AEDT at the Kathleen Fitzpatrick Theatre. events.humanitix.com/journalism-aga…