Activism and Lobbying

TikTok creators say using this filter will raise money for charity. It's the latest example of digital activism sweeping social media platforms, but it sounds a little too good to be true — so, is it?

Critics of a plan to buy back water entitlements, as part the Murray-Darling Basin Plan have taken to the streets of the Riverina.

About 400 pro-Palestinian activists last night gathered at the port to protest against the unloading of an Israeli-owned shipping company vessel. 

Police are investigating a fake flyer dropped in neighbourhood letterboxes showing lewd imagery and incorrect information about a pride march on Brisbane's bayside this weekend.

In a new book by a former Australian diplomat, the stories and struggles of LGBT workers in Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade are documented.

Construction of a multi-billion-dollar estate in South Australia is also the site of one of state's most significant Indigenous burial grounds.

Identified in Parliament House by their orange access passes, lobbyists are free to wander the halls, governed not by laws but by a code of conduct. But the standard of regulation in the industry has been deplored by both integrity experts and independent politicians.

Political leaders condemn violent clashes that erupted between pro-Palestinian and pro-Israeli protesters in Melbourne's south-east in the wake of a fire at a nearby burger shop. 

Protests over the Israel-Gaza war have swept the globe — and the virtual worlds of video games are no exception.

The 51-year-old needs 'urgent medical care' according to her family but was refused a hospital transfer because she wouldn't wear a hijab.  

Locals rally to "Save the Bluff" despite assurances there is no support from either local or state government for the proposed $350m Bluff marina project.

Eighty picturesque properties in north Queensland could be resumed for the world's largest pumped hydro scheme. More than a year after they learnt of the project, residents' futures remain in limbo.

Three duck hunters have been fined after animal activists filmed them harming birds on the opening day of the season in South Australia's south-east earlier this year.

Indigenous elder Mick Gooda says the backlash in Queensland after the failure of the Voice referendum has been greater than he expected.

Photographer Matthew Newton captured an image of a protest that brought international attention to Tasmanian forests. He says the Weld Angel heralded a new era of creative protest.

About 150 protesters gather in Townsville calling on the Queensland government to strengthen penalties for young offenders. 

The Queensland Police Union boss has been urged to step down after widespread condemnation of his controversial comments about the state's Path to Treaty legislation, with the police's advisory group saying his views display "outwardly racist ideology". 

Iranian born British-American actress and human rights activist Nazanin Boniadi wants to see peace in the Middle East, but she worries about China seeking the role of mediator.

More than 100 pro-logging protesters rally outside a north coast council meeting.

Up to 15,000 people take part in Sydney's pro-Palestinian rally, according to NSW Police, as thousands more turn out in other Australian capital cities.

NSW Police do not anticipate using extraordinary powers to search and identify protesters during a pro-Palestinian march planned for tomorrow.

After voting in favour of the First Nations Treaty Institute and truth-telling inquiry that passed parliament five months ago the Queensland Liberal National Party yesterday withdrew its support for a Path to Treaty.

First responders are put in dangerous situations, but many are psychologically injured by the things they see and do, and now there are calls for more to be done to help them.

The Swedish environmental activist is charged after attempting to disrupt an oil and gas industry conference in London.

NSW Police have made four arrests over incidents at two separate pro-Palestinian protests over the Israel-Gaza war.