The Visual Stories Team
The Visual Stories Team creates rich media, data-driven and interactive journalism for The Age, The Sydney Morning Herald, Brisbane Times and WAtoday.
Mystery endures as couple acquitted of missing teen’s murder
Robert and Anne Geeves were found not guilty of murdering Amber Haigh, 19, whose disappearance has haunted a rural town for more than two decades.
- by Michaela Whitbourn and The Visual Stories Team
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Carbon ‘sharks’: How private companies are cashing in on ancient practices
First come the new utes, then come the questions. The carbon industry presents a generation-defining opportunity for Indigenous Australians, but there are concerns the rewards are not being fairly shared.
- by Charlotte Grieve, Simone Fox Koob and The Visual Stories Team
The Project meeting that had Brittany Higgins in tears and put Linda Reynolds in the spotlight
Recordings reveal how Brittany Higgins confided in TV journalist Lisa Wilkinson about her former boss, Linda Reynolds.
- by Michaela Whitbourn and The Visual Stories Team
It puts the ‘stronger’ in faster, higher, stronger. And the future is female
When it comes to the spirit of the Games, the shot put and discus thrower from Boring, Oregon (yes, really), puts the “stronger” into “faster, higher, stronger”. But how much stronger can humans get?
- by Billie Eder, Nathanael Scott and The Visual Stories Team
First came the four-minute mile. An Australian made the next biggest leap
A century of data shows how a deeper gene pool, better diets and fancy sneakers have made humans run faster. How much improvement is left?
- by Iain Payten, Nathanael Scott and The Visual Stories Team
It’s quicker than any sport at the Games – but so much happens in less than 10 seconds
Don’t mistake the shortest race at the Olympics for a lack of complexity. Put one foot wrong and you’re gone.
- by Iain Payten, Tommy Saputra and The Visual Stories Team
It started with the ‘straddle’. Then a radical technique changed the sport forever
Two Australians are hoping to win gold. We explore how much higher they can jump, and how a stray backside or heel can bring down an Olympic dream.
- by Billie Eder, The Visual Stories Team and Nathanael Scott
French impressions: Australia’s athletes as you’ve never seen them
An award-winning photographer, a film camera, and Australia’s Olympian and Paralympian athletes as you’ve never seen them before.
- by Eddie Jim, Greg Baum and The Visual Stories Team
The beautiful Games: How the Eiffel Tower became the world’s most spectacular stadium
From beach volleyball at the Eiffel Tower to equestrian at Versailles, Paris 2024 will be staged at some of the world’s most famous landmarks. This is your ultimate guide to the Olympic venues.
- by Peter Ryan and The Visual Stories Team
Mollie versus Arnie: The anatomy of a colossal Olympic showdown
A deep dive into every tactic, technique and turn that goes into executing the perfect 200m freestyle race.
- by Tom Decent, Tommy Saputra and The Visual Stories Team
How do they do that? Inside the most dangerous event at the Olympics
It’s both elegant and terrifying. We break down the technique, training and triumphs of Australia’s world champion pole vaulter Nina Kennedy.
- by Michael Gleeson, Tommy Saputra and The Visual Stories Team
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