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Environment

Environment
Image: Valerie T Miller

Turning textile waste into art

Story by: Olivia Wright

Society
Source: Supplied by Wolter Kuiper

Melbourne’s resilient rail trails: An alternative path in a city built for motorists

Story by: Siena Kinkela

Environment
Image: JonasKIM/Pixabay

Critics say new government campaign doesn’t hold water

Story by: Ying Xin

Environment
Image: Amber O’Meara Noseda, Great Ocean Photography

Coastal community beats back seismic blasting

Story by: Theoné van der Merwe

Science
Photo: Ashleigh Wyss

Coots and Pots

Story by Ashleigh Wyss

Society

Gone gull: The professional displacement of city birds

Story by Luisa Bonazzoli

Society
Photo: Gerd Eichmann, Wikimedia Commons.

Himalayan fireworks event sparks backlash

Story by: Sihan Ren Di Wang

Society
Photo: Ashleigh Wyss

“Eating themselves out of house and home”: French Island koalas facing famine

Story by Ashleigh Wyss

Society
Photo: Ruby Perryman

Labour of love: Meet the community reviving and restoring Merri Creek

Photos by Ruby Perryman

Politics
Photo: Amber Omeara, Great Ocean Photography.

Citizen science deals a blow to west Victoria seismic blasting plans

Story by Theoné van der Merwe

Society
Photo: Ashleigh Wyss

A gold coin for Victoria’s wildlife: Could a $2 road levy lighten pressure on rescuers?

Story by Ashleigh Wyss

Politics
Photo: Theoné van der Merwe

Young voters struggle as climate anxiety collides with the cost of living

Story by Theoné van der Merwe

Science
Credit: Matt Pauza/Australian Antarctic Program

From Antarctic sediment, scientists extract long story of penguin survival

Story by Coco Veldkamp

Health

What lies beneath? More than a wee problem

Story by Filment Ho

Science
Photo: James Worsfold

Vulnerable Australian species at risk from looming avian influenza

Video report by James Worsfold

Society

Lore of the land: right fire, right Country, right time

Story by Ricky Sproule

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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: Andrew Dodd
  • Business editor: Lucy Smy
  • The Global Citizen editor: Tim Stoney
Winner — BEST PUBLICATION 2024 Journalism Education Research and Training Association Ossie Awards Winner — BEST PUBLICATION 2016 Ossie Awards

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