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Great Barrier Reef coral report cuts both ways

Words by Petra Stock

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

Words by Petra Stock

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

Words by Petra Stock

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

Words by Petra Stock

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

Words by Petra Stock

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

Words by Petra Stock

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

Words by Petra Stock

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Dinosaur dentures: as rare as sauropod teeth

Words by Petra Stock

Culture

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

Words by Petra Stock

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Photo: Zoos Victoria

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

Words by Petra Stock

Science
Image: AAP/Steve Lillebuen

Veteran of climate wars still fighting for a habitable planet, and for science

Story by Jordyn Beazley

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MENTAL: Brain Baggage

Podcast by Jesse Turland, Clancy Balen Zoe Stinson Anthea van den Bergh Sophie Berrill

Photo: Amalyah Hart

Life on the frontline of our disappearing forests

Podcast by Clancy Balen Thomas Phillips Mengjie Cai Jordyn Beazley

Too hot to handle? When temperatures run off the charts

Podcast by Clancy Balen Thomas Phillips Mengjie Cai Jordyn Beazley

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AAP: Dean Lewins

Between phosphate rock and a hard place

Story by Fia Walsh

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Photo: Paul Hilton

The call of the wild in the suburbs, and one boy’s battle for the birds

Story by Jordyn Beazley

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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
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  • 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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