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Coronavirus

Society
Photo: Alexandra Nevill

Extremism breaches mainstream at Melbourne rally

Story by: Alexandra Nevill

Travel

The Forbidden City “At your Fingertips”

Story by Yan Li Jiaqi Guan Tianwei Guo Qi Wu

Society

What makes a good citizen? Activism in the time of COVID

Words by Fia Walsh

Hubei Province, China

On the frontline of COVID in China

Story and Photos by Zhi Xuan

Society
Photo Essay: Harry Sekulich

When lockdown gives you lemons

Photographic Essay by Harry Sekulich

Health
Image: Shutterstock

On long days, lonely deaths, and life working on the COVID-19 wards

Story by Bella Backwell

Health

‘Privatised profit over people’: NDIS contract stirs questions

Investigation by Vanessa Di Natale

Culture
Contagion: Warner Bros

Popcorn and pandemic: The healing power of sci-fi in a dangerous world

Story by Anthea van den Bergh

Society
Image: Shutterstock

Remote learning security concerns as strangers enter online classrooms

Story by Petra Stock

Society

Podcasters grab the microphone and the conversation, calling out racism

Story by Mariah Papadopoulos

Society
Image: Nick Tam

For some, a silver lining as coronavirus sets them on a new path

Story by Stephanie Zhang

Society

COVID burdens courts with a backlog that could take years to overcome

Story by Anthony Marsico

Society
Image: Shutterstock

Sex workers sidelined by double whammy of virus and viral racism

Story by Alyssa Herr

Society

In Shepparton, a model for doing business in dangerous times

Words by Angus Thomson

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Refugee Communities Association of Australia (RCAA)

‘Survivors’: How Melbourne’s refugees mobilised to stop the second wave

Video report by Anthea van den Bergh

Society
Image: Shutterstock

Students exposed to risk of fraud and grooming while learning online

Story by Petra Stock

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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: Ashleigh
  • Audio editor: Louisa Lim
  • Video & Photo editor: Liam Cochrane
  • Data editor: Craig Butt
  • Editor-In-Chief: Andrea Carson
  • Business editor: Lucy Smy
Winner — BEST PUBLICATION 2024 Journalism Education Research and Training Association Ossie Awards Winner — BEST PUBLICATION 2016 Ossie Awards

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