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On the road to nowhere, come on inside

Words by Michael Jeong

Society
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Bright future for female tradies as numbers spark a change

Story and data analysis by Sasha Gattermayr

Society
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In Brimbank, the pokies and the damage done

Story by Jacob Wallace

Society
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Lied and seek: Facebook scams thrive in tight rental market

Words by Hannah Vandenbogaerde

Health

Humanity’s deadliest infectious disease is airborne, rampant and not what you think

Story by Jerome Des Preaux

Society

For second year running, student podcasts win honours in New York

Story by Gwen Liu

Society

Marching orders: The law versus climate activists

Video report by Sean Ruse

Society
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Coveted book honours for CAJ staff

Society
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Never mind the platform, feel the journalistic quality

Story by Gwen Liu

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Sun, sea and … storm surges: bayside buyers beware

Story by Gideon Cohen Pauline Février Hannah Vandenbogaerde

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Gippsland: Canary in the coalmine

Story by Amelia Costigan Hannah Hammoud Ann Khorany

Society

CAJ students nominated for Press Club Quill honors

Society
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Overseas students are back, but it’s not all O-Week fun and games

Words and pictures by Gwen Liu

Projects
Photo: Jade Murray

Stage of life: Inside an open mic night slam dunk

Words by Jade Murray

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Lining up for the mpox jab, a new virus stirs old wounds

Words by Gideon Cohen

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CREDIT: Jason South/The Age

‘It consumes your life’: Landfill’s rotten smells and toxic history

Words by Marilyn Tan Xinyi Li

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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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