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Youth

Health
Photo by Wanying Ou

From entertainment to dependency: AI fortune-telling and the emotional shifts of some young people

Story by Wanying Ou

Politics
Photo: Preeshita Shah

‘We are going to be the next voters’: the students striking against One Nation

Story by Preeshita Shah

Society
Image: Joyce Le

A taste of home or ‘fuel for living’?: International students weigh up food options

Story by: Joyce Le

Health
Photo by Esther H Derkson (Shutterstock)

‘Loneliest generation’ connects through roleplaying games

Story by: Lewis Weir

Health
Photo: Shutterstock

How slaying dragons can help your mental health

Story by Ashleigh Wyss

Fashion

Putting a New Face on China

Story by Ye Shang Weiyi Ye Beijia Liu

Fashion

Nailed it! International students redefining the manicure

Story by Xinyu Li

Society
Photo: Gwen Liu

Rental crisis: Desperate students turn to Chinese brokers and pay price

Investigation by Gwen Liu

Culture

Preston’s ‘heart of skating’ bulldozed for apartments

Video report by Amelia Costigan

Guangdong, China

“It’s not our choice!”: Young workers worried by ‘flexible employment’ trend

Story and Photos by Zhixin Zhang

Society

The casual struggle: how international students in Melbourne work to make ends meet

Photo essay by Haoyue (Zoe) Chen

Society

What makes a good citizen? Activism in the time of COVID

Words by Fia Walsh

Health

Young Asian Australians and identity: the unseen stress affecting mental health

Story by Caitlin Duan

Health
Photo: Creative Commons

Hulk pressure: The bulking crisis consuming young men

Story by Harry Sekulich

Society

A burning question in a warming world. To breed, or not to breed?

Video by Chenturan Aran Rao Yang

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: Preeshita Shah
  • Audio editor: Louisa Lim
  • Video & Photo editor: Liam Cochrane
  • Data editor: Craig Butt
  • Editor-In-Chief: Andrea Carson
  • Business editor: Lucy Smy
Winner — BEST PUBLICATION 2024 Journalism Education Research and Training Association Ossie Awards Winner — BEST PUBLICATION 2016 Ossie Awards

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