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Image: Julian Meehan

Temperature rising: COVID-19’s lessons for the climate emergency

Words by Fia Walsh

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Image: Nick Tam

For some, a silver lining as coronavirus sets them on a new path

Story by Stephanie Zhang

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COVID burdens courts with a backlog that could take years to overcome

Story by Anthony Marsico

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Sex workers sidelined by double whammy of virus and viral racism

Story by Alyssa Herr

Photo: Sherif Sonbol

Investigation wins student honours in Democracy’s Watchdogs awards

Award winners Kate Wong and David Bogi

Health
Nell Geraets

Sew what? How sewing helped save lives during COVID-19

In a big year, 2020 Ossies award honours for The Citizen’s reporters

Honours winners: Kate Wong Jess Malcolm Else Kennedy David Bogi Benjamin Silvester Amalyah Hart

Citizen reporter recognised as 2020 Student Journalist of the Year

Award winner Jess Malcolm

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Thomas Phillips

Deported convicts find their feet in NZ with help of housing program

Video report by Thomas Phillips

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In Shepparton, a model for doing business in dangerous times

Words by Angus Thomson

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Students exposed to risk of fraud and grooming while learning online

Story by Petra Stock

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Photo: Mick Tsikas AAP via Twitter

From the brink of collapse, AAP fights for its life and media diversity

Words by Benjamin Silvester

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CAJ student wins inaugural 2020 Sunraysia Daily scholarship

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Citizen reporter wins coveted 2020-21 Michael Gordon Fellowship

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Pandemic fuels a virulent new strain of racist attacks in online gaming

Words by Wing Kuang

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In the heat of the moment, flawed emergency apps ignite concern

Story by Brodie McLaughlin Dane Heverin Harry Sekulich Pema Monaghan

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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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