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MUP to Close Meanjin After 85 Years, With Final Issue in December 2025

MUP says the journal is no longer financially viable, a claim the media union disputes after a recent $2m grant.

The MUP logo, the most recent Meanjin edition, and issues of the publication reaching back to 1940 (Image: Private Media/MUP/Meanjin)
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Overview

  • Melbourne University Publishing confirmed Meanjin will end after a final edition slated for December 2025, marking the journal’s 85th year.
  • Editor Esther Anatolitis and deputy editor Eli McLean were not consulted and were made redundant effective Thursday, with spring and summer issues already at the printers.
  • MUP chair Warren Bebbington said the decision was made on purely financial grounds and denied any pressure or involvement from the University of Melbourne Council.
  • The University of Melbourne said its council was informed only after the decision, while the Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance questioned the financial rationale, citing a recent $2m Creative Australia grant.
  • Former MUP chief executive Louise Adler and prominent contributors condemned the closure as a cultural loss, and the planned farewell edition is expected to feature essays by Bruce Pascoe and Ellen van Neerven.