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Future Forecast: Spotlight on the south-west

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Photo: Steven Zoricic

Emergency or conservancy? Grappling with the charged language of climate activism

Words by Ruby Kraner-Tucci

Images by Steven Zoricic

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Photo: Jack Banister

On the land, and staring down the barrel of climate change

Words by Anthony Marsico

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Photo: Benjamin Silvester

Counting the cost of rising tides on a precious, vulnerable coast

Words by Anna Chisholm

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Power switch: Push to plug into a sustainable energy future

Words by Anthea van den Bergh

Photos by Steven Zoricic Fangying Zhou

Drone footage by Editor-In-Chief Andrew Dodd

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Photo: Jack Banister

Farmers move to weather a warmer future through regenerative farming

Words by Grace Aicken

Photos by Jack Banister

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Citizens take the lead on science, measuring impacts on shifting tides

Words by Emily Johnson

Audio report by Ashleigh Hastings

Photos by Steven Zoricic

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Photo: Jess Malcolm

In the gardens of the oceans, hopes for a cure for humanity’s sins

Words and pictures by Jess Malcolm

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Western Abalone Divers Association

Port Fairy abalone divers tread water in wake of viral shockwaves

By Else Kennedy

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

Words by Benjamin Silvester

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Fangying Zhou (Flavia)

Winds of change deliver boom and the odd bust as turbines roll out

Words by Sean Goodwin

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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