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soup protest

After throwing soup at Van Gogh and painting Stonehenge, agents of chaos say they’re done

The group of protesters, which included women in their 80s, grabbed the headlines with disruptive stunts that saw them arrested 3300 times in three years.

  • Rob Harris

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A climate protestor confronts Treasurer Jim Chalmers in mid-March, 2025.

‘Bird-dogging’: Why the federal election will see a spike in confronting protests

Protesters are gatecrashing politicians’ events before the election has begun. Conservatives claim it shuts down debate. Climate activists insist it’s necessary.

  • Mike Foley
Alfred’s path

The unpredictable path that kept millions on their toes

How can you know exactly where and when a cyclone will hit land, and where the worst damage will be felt? Sometimes, it’s only once it’s all over.

  • Rosanna Ryan and The Visual Stories Team
Warringah MP Zali Steggall wants a new fund to harden communities against the climate threat.

Zali Steggall stands by controversial offshore wind, seeks to broaden climate debate

Recent climate catastrophes underscore the need to harden communities against natural disasters even as emissions are cut, says the federal independent MP.

  • Nick O'Malley
Matt Kean in Berowra Valley National Park in northern Sydney: “We’ve got a chance to have some of the cheapest energy bills anywhere in the world.”

Death threats, 3am texts: Former Liberal MP Matt Kean on becoming a climate champion

His stance on global warming has earned him powerful enemies – but the Climate Change Authority chair believes the stakes are too high to beat about the bush.

  • Anne Hyland
Homes and businesses in NSW and Victoria are facing winter gas shortages by 2028.

Bowen fired up for election clash as Labor delivers gas supply boost

Energy Minister Chris Bowen is lashing out at the former Coalition government’s “bin fire” gas policy as he clashes with Peter Dutton on energy.

  • Mike Foley and Nick Toscano
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Climate change report

Confirmed: 2024 was the hottest year on record in the air and the oceans

Although warming around the world rose last year, the United Nations’ lead climate agency says there is still time to act.

  • Nick O'Malley
Jess Johnston enjoys St Patricks Day at the Rocks under the shadow of the Harbour Bridge in stiffingly hot conditions. Jess has lived in Sydney for 5.5 years now but is originally from Dublin, Ireland. Sydney, 16 March 2025. Photo Jessica Hromas

‘Water, and Guinness’: How Sydneysiders fought the autumn heatwave

As Sydney endured a brutally hot, dry and windy Sunday, one group turned to a traditional way to manage the heat.

  • Julie Power, Angus Thomson and Kayla Olaya
As Cyclone Alfred, seen here from space, bore down in Australia, oil executives gathered in Houston, Texas.

Their profit, our cost: Should fossil fuel companies pay for climate disasters?

As climate change bites and insurance costs increase, a growing chorus is demanding that fossil fuel companies start paying for the chaos.

  • Nick O'Malley
Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton have traded barbs.

More cyclones will come. How many before our leaders finally do something?

Albanese and Dutton will lose votes to the two groups who really care about the great challenge we face: climate change.

  • Ross Gittins

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