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Cooking up a more sustainable approach to kitchen gadgets

Video report by Gemma Grant

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“You feel like you’re getting somewhere”: community gets behind a post-flood deep clean

Video report by Shuya Wang

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Citizen reporters win investigative journalism accolades

Words by Petra Stock

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The casual struggle: how international students in Melbourne work to make ends meet

Photo essay by Haoyue (Zoe) Chen

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“There’s no sunshine”: Australians feel the bite of an unprecedented food crisis

Video report by Mustafa Nuristani

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CAJ success at national student journalism awards

Words by Petra Stock

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End of coal: the long twilight at Yallourn power station

Photo essay by Josie Hess

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Image credit: Qiyun Liu

We too can speak for ourselves: journalist urges collaboration and respect in reporting Pacific climate crisis

Words by Hannah Hammoud

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What makes a good citizen? Activism in the time of COVID

Words by Fia Walsh

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

Words by Petra Stock

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Supermarket delivery by robot better for the climate

Words by Petra Stock

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Children’s stories can challenge stereotypes

Words by Petra Stock

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The Citizen reporter awarded science journalism grant

Grant awarded to: Petra Stock

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

Words by Petra Stock

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

Words by Petra Stock

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Photo: Julie Ricard

Walking in their shoes: A week living on refugee rations

Words by Marilyn Tan

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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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