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Climate

Science
Supplied: The Pacific Community

Pacific scientists planning and planting for a warmer world

Story by Jordyn Beazley

Science
Photo: Christina Jingjie Liu

New estimates on the staggering economic hit of climate inaction

Words by Benjamin Silvester

Projects
Western Abalone Divers Association

Port Fairy abalone divers tread water in wake of viral shockwaves

By Else Kennedy

Projects

On The Edge: What a warmer future will mean on the south-west coast

Words by Benjamin Silvester

Science

Worrying buzz on the vanishing of honeybees in a changing world

Words by Grace Aicken

Society
Photo: Jack Banister

‘It’s our right to be here’: the Torres Strait Islanders fighting to save their homes from a rising sea

Words and photos by Jack Banister

Science
(From left) Scientists Charlie Veron, David Lindenmayer, Michel Mann and moderator Jo Chandler. Photo: Jordyn Beazley

In desperate times, scientists explore desperate measures to save species

Words and pictures Jordyn Beazley

Society
Photo: Warren Frey (Tasmania Fire Service).

Bolt from the blue: Tasmania enters an incendiary new era

Words by Jess Cockerill

Society
Photo: Anthea van den Bergh

A climate-changed country of droughts, flooding rains and shame campaigns

Words and pictures by Anthea van den Bergh

Science
Unsplash

Producing a decent drop no doddle as winemakers adapt to changing climate

Words by Jack Banister

Society

Police and protestors clash as mining conference enters second day

Photos by Liam Petterson

Society

Rebel yell on streets of Melbourne as climate activists fight extinction

Photos by Liam Petterson

Society

A burning question in a warming world. To breed, or not to breed?

Video by Chenturan Aran Rao Yang

Society

As climate change bites, farmers sow seeds for a new agricultural era

Words by Jack Banister

Politics
Picture: Getty Images

Clock ticking, climate policy awaits a reboot. Green New Deal, or pipe dream?

Words by Claire Capel-Stanley

Politics
Image: Benjamin Silvester

Leadership Crisis: Students concerned about PM’s climate policy

Video by Benjamin Silvester

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About The Citizen

THE CITIZEN is a publication of the Centre for Advancing Journalism. It has several aims. Foremost, it is a teaching tool that showcases the work of the students in the University of Melbourne’s Master of Journalism and Master of International Journalism programs, giving them real-world experience in working for publication and to deadline. Find out more →

  • Editor: Jo Chandler
  • Reporter: Petra Stock
  • Audio & Video editor: Louisa Lim
  • Data editor: Craig Butt
  • Editor-In-Chief: Andrew Dodd
  • Business editor: Lucy Smy
Winner — BEST PUBLICATION 2016 Ossie Awards

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