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Catalyst appears eight times a year and has a readership of approximately 58,000 in 2009 - up from 15,000 in 2004. The implementation of voluntary student unionism in 2006 had a significant impact on the viability of student newspapers across Australia, compulsory student union membership fees having been the major source of income for most. Today, Catalyst's funding is drawn jointly from the university and advertising revenue. Catalyst benefits from its proximity to the RMIT School of Media and Communication, which runs a highly-regarded journalism program. In turn Catalyst alumni are active in the Australian media. The first edition of Catalyst, published by what was known then as the RMIT Students’ Representative Council (later, the RMIT Student Union) appeared on May 18, 1944. Editions have also appeared under the names Revolution Catalyst and The Unaustralian. Prior to funding losses, due to the onset of Voluntary Student Unionism, a womyn's edition called Havoc, a queer edition called Mutiny and an environment edition called Eccocentric were also published, between 1995 and 1998. In 2010, the editorial team is Nathan Partenza, Rachel Flaherty and Elizabeth Gallagher. Recent former editors of Catalyst include journalists Dewi Cooke and Dan Harrison - both now with The Age. The logo and general style of Catalyst often changes dramatically each year, when a new editorial team takes over. |
