Petra Stock –The Citizen

Petra Stock is the 2022 Schiavon Cadet at the Centre for Advancing Journalism and Melbourne Press Club’s Student Journalist of the Year for 2021. She has reported for The Age, Australian Geographic, Crikey, RenewEconomy and Archer. Petra brings to journalism two decades of professional experience working in climate change, renewable energy, environmental impact assessments and Aboriginal heritage.

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Citizen reporters win investigative journalism accolades

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CAJ success at national student journalism awards

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Wind energy in Australia is killing thousands of bats, but there is a solution

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Air super highways over railway lines: FoI documents reveal Victorian government push for electric aviation

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Supermarket delivery by robot better for the climate

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Children’s stories can challenge stereotypes

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Great Barrier Reef coral report cuts both ways

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From hypercolor to structural colour: fabrics that change hue when stretched

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Explainer: Is Australia’s coal more greenhouse gas friendly than other coal?

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Look who’s talking too: parents in Wellington, NZ top baby talk scale

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This year’s must-have marine accessory: a five-fingered octopus appendage for working underwater

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Cataloguing destruction: the climate and biodiversity crises are happening now, and the effects are measurable

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Perfect match: Recommending children’s books in the age of algorithms

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Down under disadvantage: How digital book apps elevate non-Australian voices

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Streaming stories: Will children’s digital book platforms upend print?

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‘Popcorn’ space dust hops off smaller asteroids leaving them looking cleaner

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Dinosaur dentures: as rare as sauropod teeth

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The Citizen reporter awarded science journalism grant

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Next level: the climate-changing potential embedded in the immersive world of video games

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Essay topic for discussion: Why your cheatin’ data, will tell on you

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For the latest news, let’s hear from our robot reporter on the spot

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“Surely we can save them”: Call to action on extinction crisis

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Good on paper, but subscribers not happy with newspaper deliveries

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Chisholm’s early voters flock to church, praying for it all to be over

Story by Petra Stock Matilda Finn Greg Hall Sean Ruse Caitlin Duan Alexander Dabb

Tables turned, editors face some tough questions on political coverage

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Retired maths teacher hopes coalition government’s days are numbered

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A curry for the country? This voter wants migrants to be seen and heard

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Chisholm’s Choice: Battle for key seat heats up

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Paper cuts: Why daily newspaper deliveries have become a lottery

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Citizen reporters win big at the 2021 Ossie Awards

Award winners: Angus Thomson Clancy Balen Nell Geraets Louisa Lim Else Kennedy Zoe Stinson Sandra Sanders Amalyah Hart Anthony Marsico Petra Stock

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‘The robot will see you now’: Artificial intelligence in COVID-19 health care

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Remote learning security concerns as strangers enter online classrooms

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Turning purple: Residents say Yarra’s new bins rollout is rubbish

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Students exposed to risk of fraud and grooming while learning online

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