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Picture: Jack Banister

On the land, and staring down the barrel of climate change

Words by Anthony Marsico

Society

A burning question in a warming world. To breed, or not to breed?

Video by Chenturan Aran Rao Yang

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Picture: Jack Banister

Marchers highlight the heavy toll of the climate crisis on women and girls

Words and pictures by Jack Banister

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Photo: Fangying Zhou

‘The Earth depends on us’: Climate activists taking it to the streets

Pictures by Fangying Zhou, Chenxi Gui, Liam Petterson, Cici Liu, Yahan Tao, Fia Walsh, Fujia Yang, and Christina Jingjie Liu

People

From the Panama Papers to forbidden stories: Reflections on journalism’s new era of connectivity

Words by Jack Banister

Society

Abortion hits the headlines, and the political becomes painfully personal

Words by Lucy Williams

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Image: ICIJ

From leak to tsunami: Inside the wild ride of publishing the Panama Papers

Words by Jack Banister

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CAJ and the Wheeler Centre host Pulitzer-winning German journalist Bastian Obermayer

Society

As climate change bites, farmers sow seeds for a new agricultural era

Words by Jack Banister

Science

Is Artificial Intelligence going to put journalists out of their jobs?

Audio by Else Kennedy Shujing Cai

Politics

Reflecting on Murdoch and the mess of politics, Richard Cooke stirs the pot

Words by Jack Banister

Society
Jack Banister

Coroner urged to probe ‘systemic racism’ in woman’s death in custody

Words and photos by Jack Banister

Society

On dodgy banks, wobbly regulators, plucky whistleblowers and feisty journalism

Words by Jack Banister

Society

Journalism vs the Big Banks with Adele Ferguson

The 2019 AN Smith Lecture

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Photo: Andy Kelly/Unsplash

Human dreams: The rise of the robots in modern-day mainstream life

Words by Nicole de Souza

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Time-travelling in Fitzroy: Stories survive an ever-changing skyline

Photo Essay by Benjamin Silvester

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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: Jack Banister
  • Audio & Video editor: Louisa Lim
  • Data editor: Craig Butt
  • Editor-In-Chief: Andrew Dodd
  • Business editor: Lucy Smy
Winner — BEST PUBLICATION 2016 Ossie Awards

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