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Upstart and style – no, we’re not joking 09 Feb

Everybody can use some style pointers, and that goes for us too. At upstart, we’ve decided to endorse the ABC Radio National style guide as our bible for material we publish on this site, and we’ve also just posted a ‘Notes for contributors’ page.

  • Newspaper job for La Trobe graduate Ashley Fritsch
    04 Feb
  • Question for 2009 journalism graduates – what’s happening?
    22 Jan
  • Etc...

    Black Saturday from afar 06 Feb

    A year after Black Saturday, upstart editor Tom Cowie recalls how he learned about the ordeal those close to him suffered in the fires while he himself was in South America.

  • Fridays in February: Post-Paris Hilton
    05 Feb
  • It’s Complicated: Review
    03 Feb
  • Upstart and style - no, we're not joking

    Everybody can use some style pointers, and that goes for us too. At upstart, we've decided to endorse the ABC Radio National style guide as our bible for material we publish on this site, and we've also just posted a 'Notes for contributors' page.

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    Black Saturday from afar

    A year after Black Saturday, upstart editor Tom Cowie recalls how he learned about the ordeal those close to him suffered in the fires while he himself was in South America.

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    Fridays in February: Post-Paris Hilton

    Upstart editor Tom Cowie returns to the keyboard in 2010 with a new column entitled 'Fridays in February'. Today he takes aim at Facebook and the ever-evolving cult of celebrity.

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    Newspaper job for La Trobe graduate Ashley Fritsch

    Congratulations to Bachelor of Journalism graduate Ashley Fritsch, who is the latest member La Trobe's class of 2009 to score a newspaper job.

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    Inside & online: Y it’s the new generation of travellers

    Have we seen the end of worn shoes, large backpacks and torn Lonely Planet guides? These days, as Luke S.H. Raggatt discovers, it's all about laptops, luggage and luxury in the age of the 'flash-packer' revolution.

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    It's Complicated: Review

    Typically, a young man would only buy a ticket to see 'It's Complicated' if he were on a date. However, after James Madden sat alone through the latest rom-com offering from Nancy Meyers, he found a lot of things to like.

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    A $100 million question

    Have you ever been asked a question you simply cannot answer? Tyler Cameron recently found himself in this situation... but with $100 million at his disposal.

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    Features

    Inside & online: Y it’s the new generation of travellers 03 Feb

    Have we seen the end of worn shoes, large backpacks and torn Lonely Planet guides? These days, as Luke S.H. Raggatt discovers, it’s all about laptops, luggage and luxury in the age of the ‘flash-packer’ revolution.

  • Making a mark in Missouri
    01 Feb
  • Hippie hippie shake
    28 Jan
  • Sport

    Classy Federer to break Britain’s heart 30 Jan

    It’s been 74 years since a British man has won a grand slam tennis final. But Ben Waterworth wonders if Andy Murray has what it takes to topple Roger Federer.

  • Serena to make it five
    29 Jan
  • Tennis aces ready to sizzle
    17 Jan
  • video

    New Muslim Prayer Room for La Trobe

    Thursday 17 September 2009 — A new Muslim prayer room with a capacity for 200 people is taking shape at La Trobe University's Bundoora campus

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    Teaching emerging journalists

    Journalism is changing, and the methods used to teach current students, have to constantly evolve as a result. Matthew Smith talks to upstart co-founder Lawrie Zion about the different aspects of 'keeping up with students'.

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