#Swinburne students ponder their meteor apocalypse plans after a meteorite strike lit up the skies of Western and Central Victoria on Sunday night.⁠
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Swinburne student Jase weighs in on his ideal heist vehicle, after thieves stole a cement truck for their robbery over the weekend.

Swinburne students tell us what they reckon a sonic boom sounds like, after social media lit up over the weekend with footage and audio of Victoria's meteor strike. #swinjournalism #meteor #victoria⁠
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Ari Aster's new film has premiered at MIFF and will arrive in cinemas here on August 21st.

Check out Layne Scotland's review of this black comedy.

Read the whole review from the link in our bio!

Live Journalism Lab is here!⁠
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Students pitch their stories to Publisher Vicki Kerrigan ahead of our first live reporting session in 2x weeks

The first Broadway musical by Lin-Manuel Miranda has opened in Melbourne for a limited 6-week run.
@_genna_benna_ and @louiecina attended opening night to review 'In The Heights'.

Read the whole review from the link in our bio!

Movie lovers should be excited! The Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) has officially opened this week. @matty.parkhill reports on the premiere of the festival.

Read now from the link in our bio!

Look out world! Swinburne's third year journalism students are coming at you in just three weeks, from the Live Journalism Lab. Up to date reporting on news, weather, traffic, and local haps, from our studio at Swinburne's Hawthorn campus. Like & sub for more.

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