ASHLEIGH BARRACLOUGH is a freelance journalist and post-grad journalism and Arabic student at the University of Melbourne.
During her undergraduate studies, she was news editor of student publication, Farrago. Her work can also be found at Crikey, The Guardian, The Citizen, All The Best and SYN.
You can follow Ashleigh on Twitter @ashleighbarra.
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