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Facing a fiery future, warnings on failure to enlist Indigenous expertise

Story by Brodie McLaughlin Dane Heverin Harry Sekulich Pema Monaghan

Health

Aboriginal health services “really got this pandemic by the horns”

Words by Amalyah Hart

Society
Photo: Else Kennedy

In town camps of Alice, coronavirus raises stakes of digital divide

Words and pictures by Else Kennedy

Health

A decade on, swine flu legacy shapes Indigenous response to coronavirus

Story by Benjamin Silvester

and Jordyn Beazley

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

Society
Jack Banister

Coronavirus hits Torres Strait’s traditional fishers as rock lobster market hits rock bottom

Words & photos by Jack Banister

Science
Jack Banister

Beneath modern Melbourne, a window opens into its ancient history

Words and photos by Jack Banister

Society

Cummeragunja walk-off led by women, descendant says

Words by Grace Aicken

Society

‘No Trees, No Treaty’: Djab Wurrung activists fight Western Highway duplication

Video by Lu Zhang & Fangying Zhou

Science

Concerns the power of Indigenous programs to save species is being short changed

Words and pictures by Jordyn Beazley

Sport

Joining the dots on footy, community and the journey of reconciliation

Words and photos by Jack Banister

Sport

The weakness in the Rioli game? Ranidaphobia (Look it up)

Words by Jack Banister

Society
Jack Banister

Coroner urged to probe ‘systemic racism’ in woman’s death in custody

Words and photos by Jack Banister

Sport

For Tiwi star, strength on the ground builds strength in family, community

Words and photos by Jack Banister

Sport

Kicking it the Tiwi way – a photo gallery

Photos by Jack Banister

Society

Reporting hidden history for The Guardian’s massacres investigation

Words by Ciaran O’Mahony Jeremy Nadel

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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: Jack Banister
  • 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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