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Generation Coronavirus

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For young, COVID is what happens when you’re busy making other plans

Words by Alyssa Herr

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For creatives on the cusp, 2020 is one long, heartbreaking performance

Words by Sean Goodwin

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Young Chinese Australians suffer outbreak of another cruel disease – racism

Words by Wing Kuang

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In the inhospitable COVID world, service industry casualties pile up

Words by Benjamin Silvester

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On and off the set, film talents struggle to keep a grip in tough times

Words by Thomas Phillips

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For local girl turned remote area nurse, virus fight is life and death

Words by Else Kennedy

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A young farmer heeds an old lesson, shifting his eggs out of one basket

Words by Jordyn Beazley

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From court to Centrelink: Lawyer rides the coronavirus rollercoaster

Words by Anthony Marsico

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Emergency callout puts next generation medicos on the front line

Words by Fia Walsh

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Reporting for duty in the pandemic, young teachers in a class of their own

Words by Ashleigh Barraclough

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For the young, pandemic is latest act in a spiralling tragedy of opportunity

Words by Benjamin Silvester

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: Jack Banister
  • Audio & Video editor: Louisa Lim
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  • Editor-In-Chief: Andrew Dodd
  • Business editor: Lucy Smy
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