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Health
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Is megadose a megawaste? Why medical experts don’t buy the golden promise of high-dose vitamin C

Story by Siena Kinkela

Science
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Power, pollution and public trust: navigating the perils of the data centre boom

Report by Preeshita Shah

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

Story by Wanying Ou

Health
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The Wait for Application 1754: Will Gender-Affirming Surgeries Ever Go on Medicare?

Story by August Mikleus

Health
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NDIS denying critical support to many Australians with disabilities

Story by: Zoe Eyles

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

Story by: Joyce Le

Health
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New clinical trial treating depression with psychedelics

Story by: Sophie Sewell

Health
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Australian prosecutors revise EMDR therapy guidance amid backlash

Story by: Luisa Bonazzoli

Health
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‘Loneliest generation’ connects through roleplaying games

Story by: Lewis Weir

Society
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Mural removal raises questions over who really matters

Story by: Lynn Pan

Health
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How slaying dragons can help your mental health

Story by Ashleigh Wyss

Sport
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Handballing responsibility: Can community sport address gendered violence?

Story by: Luisa Bonazzoli Grace Gooda

Politics
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Dope schtick: cannabis lattes anyone? Lessons from Canada about how drug law reform could work 

Story by Georgie Preston

Health
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Despite bans, users say they still have little trouble buying vapes in inner-Melbourne suburbs

Video report by Ricky Sproule Alipriya Biswas

Health

What lies beneath? More than a wee problem

Story by Filment Ho

Health

Alums featured in Best Australian Science Writing 2024

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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: 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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