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Citizen reporters shortlisted for Quills student honours

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

Society
Jack Banister

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

Words & photos by Jack Banister

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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

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

Words by Wing Kuang

Society
Image: Unsplash/Roman Bodnarchuk

Gay, homeless, alone, and just 16. What would you do to survive?

Words by Connor Webster

Science
Jack Banister

Beneath modern Melbourne, a window opens into its ancient history

Words and photos by Jack Banister

Society
Photo: Anthea van den Bergh

A climate-changed country of droughts, flooding rains and shame campaigns

Words and pictures by Anthea van den Bergh

People

Citizen reporter named 2019 Journalism Student of the Year

Science
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Producing a decent drop no doddle as winemakers adapt to changing climate

Words by Jack Banister

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Inside the Melbourne startup helping pianos to find a new key

Video by Fujia Yang

Projects

Just a giggle, or is Laughter Yoga something more?

Video by Chenturan Aran

Society

Crowds, chaos and congestion grow as Melbourne faces up to infrastructure challenges

Photos by Yingxuan 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: Qiyun (Gwen) Liu
  • 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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