Activism and Lobbying

They were pelted with eggs and chased out of town, but these Indigenous-led protesters forged a lasting legacy in the fight against racial segregation.

Grafitti and stickers don't seem like tools a country might use to try and impact public opinion, but that's exactly what Russia's alleged to have used to propel its disinformation network across Europe.

Something has washed up on a Tasmanian beach over the weekend. The Bob Brown Foundation has sounded alarm bells but the salmon farming company it is targeting is reassuring locals there is nothing to worry about.

From protesting for LGBT rights in the first Mardi Gras to coming out on YouTube, broadcaster Julie McCrossin, 70, and YouTuber Lauren Elloise, 27, talk about being a lesbian in the past and present. 

Burmese Australian activist Hnin Win never really understood her father until after Myanmar's military overthrew the country's democratically elected government.

A group of "guerilla gardeners" have barricaded themselves in a community garden in response to the Queensland government's attempt to close the site due to contamination concerns.

The Northern Territory has joined all other jurisdictions in establishing a lobbyist register. It comes as the government also defunds two influential environmental groups.

The Tasmanian government says its proposed changes to planning laws will "prevent baseless objections" to developments from "well-funded activist groups and anti-everything organisations" — a move labelled by critics as "undemocratic".

Anti-Trump protesters rallying outside Los Angeles City Hall.

Perth Lord Mayor-turned star Liberal candidate Basil Zempilas is ordered to apologise for blurring the line between the two positions, but will refer a leak of the decision to the corruption watchdog.

The NSW planning commission has rejected a Moss Vale plastics recycling facility after receiving nearly 3,000 submissions from opposers, including high-profile celebrities and a billionaire. 

In the Kimberley region, where nearly half of the population is Aboriginal, key organisations and community leaders are opting not to commemorate Australia Day. 

Save Our Arts and its supporters, including Suzie Miller, Charlotte Wood and Tim Winton, are advocating for arts policy and funding to be on the agenda ahead of the federal election.

Protesters call for a shake-up of Western Australia's fire management practice, but others point to the tragic outcomes of the Los Angeles fires as a cautionary tale.

A group of farmers has withdrawn its appeal of a licence for a Queensland coal mine expansion after 10 years of fighting the proposal in court.

Just Stop Oil activists spray-paint '1.5' on the grave of Charles Darwin to condemn the world for surpassing the milestone of 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels.

Farmer Deanna Fernance is tackling the effects of climate change on her property and she wants her bank to do the same.

One of the world's richest horse race meetings — the final day of the Gold Coast Magic Millions — is scheduled to run in six days, but the venue is still up in the air after "discolouration" to the track.

A new study shows more than 20 per cent of climate and environment protests in Australia lead to arrests, more than in the UK, Norway, and the United States.

From the air it must have looked a great spot to land, a big stretch of white sand and miles from anywhere. Little did this "helicopter safari" group know, one of Tasmania's most vocal opponents to helicopters in wilderness areas was watching on.