Guardian Australia and the University of Melbourne are pleased to announce their new philanthropic fund that will support public interest journalism.
The Guardian Civic Journalism Trust has been created to fund journalism projects related to topics including the environment, Indigenous affairs, human rights, inequality and more.
All of the projects will have an educational component to help the future generation of Australian journalists including internships, cadet mentoring schemes, guest lectures and student workshops.
According to a statement from the newspaper, the trust has so far raised $700,000 for projects and is currently looking for further funding.
“The trust allows us to accept donations towards doing more of the journalism that our readers want and that our democracy needs, and at the same time help educate and mentor the next generation of civic journalists in Australia," says Guardian Australia editor Lenore Taylor.
