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Perfection

Society

‘Perfection’: Genetic screening your future children

Audio report by Silvi Vann-Wall

Society

‘Perfection’: Keeping the clocks ticking on time

Audio report by David Ross

Society

‘Perfection’: Can sex robots replace human partners?

Audio report by Benjamin Silvester

Society

‘Perfection’: A silent minority in a hearing majority

Audio report by Gerard Cockburn

Society

‘Perfection’: Does attraction boil down to facial symmetry?

Audio report by Jack Banister

Society

‘Perfection’: The future is Meow! Fighting for cyborg rights

Audio report by Josie Hess

Society

‘Perfection’: Facing the horror of little holes

Audio report by Zara Hastie

Society

‘Perfection’: Biohacking to unleash your physical and mental potential

Audio report by Steph Doole

Society

‘Perfection’: Breeding the best dog possible

Audio report by Nicole de Souza

Society

‘Perfection’: What would life on Mars really be like?

Audio report by Alexandra Alvaro

Society

‘Perfection’: Can a tin man barista make a brew better than a hipster?

Audio report by Jenina Ibañez

Society

‘Perfection’: Everyone has the best dog. None of them are wrong

Audio report by Nicole de Souza

Society

‘Perfection’: Calling occupants of interplanetary craft. Beam us up!

Audio report by Alexandra Alvaro

Society

‘Perfection’ is more than skin deep: Being brown, being beautiful

Audio report by Dilpreet Kaur

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
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  • The Global Citizen editor: Tim Stoney
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