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Generation Lockdown: ‘Three of my four housemates have lost their jobs’

Words by Jordyn Beazley

Society
Photo: Shutterstock

Some build bunkers. Some plant vegies. Meet the preppers next door

Words by Anna Chisholm

Society
Benjamin Silvester

‘We apologise for any inconvenience’: Snapshots of a city under viral siege

Stories and images by Benjamin Silvester Jess Cockerill Else Kennedy Fia Walsh Wing Kuang Claire Capel-Stanley Alyssa Herr Bianca Roberts

Society
Photo: Else Kennedy

In town camps of Alice, coronavirus raises stakes of digital divide

Words and pictures by Else Kennedy

Society
A SCHOOL OF THE AIR student takes class via two-way radio, circa 1960. (Photo: Queensland State Archives/Public Domain/WikiCommons)

Can you hear me up the back? Some lessons in long distance learning

Words by Benjamin Silvester

Society
Picture: Else Kennedy

Fear and confusion in the windswept, suddenly empty streets of Footscray

Words and pictures by Else Kennedy

Society
One Good Street

Neighbourhood watch: Loveliness in the time of coronavirus

Words by Benjamin Silvester

Winner: Press Club honours for Student Journalist of Year

Society
Photo: Jack Banister

‘It’s our right to be here’: the Torres Strait Islanders fighting to save their homes from a rising sea

Words and photos by Jack Banister

Politics

Emergency edition The Little Red Podcast: High noon for Ji Xinping

Podcast by Louisa Lim and Graeme Smith

Citizen reporters shortlisted for Quills student honours

Society
Jack Banister

Coronavirus hits Torres Strait’s traditional fishers as rock lobster market hits rock bottom

Words & photos by Jack Banister

Society
Supplied

Smuggled lizards of Oz slide through the international police net

Story by Alyssa Herr, Else Kennedy, William Povey, Cai Shu Jing, Fia Walsh and Connor Webster

Science
Supplied: WA Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions

Cold-blooded treasures – the illegal traffic in Australian reptiles

Investigation by Stephanie Zhang, Jiameng Lyu Emily Johnson Liam Petterson Yike Cai Lucy Williams

Society
Photo: Warren Frey (Tasmania Fire Service).

Bolt from the blue: Tasmania enters an incendiary new era

Words by Jess Cockerill

Society
Photo: Unsplash

Opinion: The coronavirus is not ‘Chinese’ – don’t racialise this threat

Words by Wing Kuang

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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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