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New clinical trial treating depression with psychedelics

Story by: Sophie Sewell

Science
Image by WikiImages from Pixabay

How exploding stars help us understand the universe

Story by: Yuxin Jiang

Society
Image: Xinran Yu

Unwitting students risk breaking copyright law with AI

Story by: Joyce Le Xinran Yu

Society
Image: Andrzej Nowak/Pixabay

AI-generated voices threaten creative industry

Video report by Kristina Bai

Science
Photo: Ashleigh Wyss

Coots and Pots

Story by Ashleigh Wyss

Society

Gone gull: The professional displacement of city birds

Story by Luisa Bonazzoli

Politics
Photo: Amber Omeara, Great Ocean Photography.

Citizen science deals a blow to west Victoria seismic blasting plans

Story by Theoné van der Merwe

Politics
Photo: Theoné van der Merwe

Climate of change recognising issues influencing Chinese Australian voters

Story by Theoné van der Merwe

Science

Rising carbon dioxide in the atmosphere threatening crop nutrition and global food security

Words by Coco Veldkamp

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Credit: Matt Pauza/Australian Antarctic Program

From Antarctic sediment, scientists extract long story of penguin survival

Story by Coco Veldkamp

Science
Photo: Coco Veldkamp

Take a ride around the Australian synchrotron and glimpse the future

Words by Coco Veldkamp

Science
Photo: James Worsfold

Vulnerable Australian species at risk from looming avian influenza

Video report by James Worsfold

Health

Alums featured in Best Australian Science Writing 2024

Health
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Sweet tooth: the surprising story of sugar addiction, how it works, who gets hooked, and the high price paid

Story by Xiyan Wang

Science
Image: National Fire Ants Eradication Program

Fire ants are on the march – and you’ll know all about it when you get bitten

Story by Filment Ho

Projects
Photo: Georgie Preston

Planning, and planting, for humans and animals in a more crowded, warmer future

Story and pictures by Georgie Preston

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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: Ashleigh
  • Audio editor: Louisa Lim
  • Video & Photo editor: Liam Cochrane
  • Data editor: Craig Butt
  • Editor-In-Chief: Andrew Dodd
  • Business editor: Lucy Smy
  • The Global Citizen editor: Tim Stoney
Winner — BEST PUBLICATION 2024 Journalism Education Research and Training Association Ossie Awards Winner — BEST PUBLICATION 2016 Ossie Awards

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