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.
The Melbourne suburbs with the most pools
AI-powered analysis of aerial imagery has been used to map backyards across the city.
- Lachlan Abbott and The Visual Stories Team
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The inside story of how Australia became one of the most lucrative illicit tobacco markets in the world
An unprecedented look into how and why Australia has been plagued by a war for control of the multibillion-dollar tobacco trade, from Dubai to the streets of our largest cities.
- Chris Vedelago, Marta Pascual Juanola and The Visual Stories Team
Enter the Year of the Horse: What your Chinese zodiac means
The Year of the Horse will officially begin on February 17. But what does it mean? Check the symbolism behind your Chinese zodiac sign here.
- The Visual Stories Team, Eliza Sum and Alexander Darling
Australia Day Honours 2026: The full NSW list
Browse the complete list of NSW recipients honoured in this year’s Australia Day awards.
- The Visual Stories Team
‘Like something from Apocalypse Now’: Catastrophic bushfires tipped to become the new normal
The Longwood bushfire that tore through central Victoria last week was unstoppable at times and experts are warning of more to come.
- Noel Towell, Grant McArthur and The Visual Stories Team
‘A damn lot of luck’: How three Victorian towns were spared by unstoppable fires
The fires that savaged the Victorian towns of Natimuk, Harcourt and Streatham were unlike any the towns had seen before, victims and firefighters said.
- Angus Delaney, Justin McManus and The Visual Stories Team
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Diversity, history and overlooked beauty: The fight to revive Sydney’s forgotten second harbour
Despite the ravages of industry and urban development, Botany Bay has retained pockets of surprising beauty with biodiversity to rival Sydney Harbour. Now a revival is under way, as an Indigenous-led movement restores ecosystems from seagrass meadows to oyster reefs.
- Caitlin Fitzsimmons and The Visual Stories Team
Best reads of the year: The books writers loved most in 2025
From bold fiction to quiet gems, authors share the stories that stayed with them.
- Melanie Kembrey and The Visual Stories Team
Where to find Sydney’s best Christmas lights
From the war in Ukraine to beating brain cancer and lockdowns – behind Sydney’s best lighting displays lie extraordinary stories.
- Kayla Olaya and The Visual Stories Team
Where to find Brisbane’s best Christmas lights
Across Brisbane’s suburbs, elaborate festive light displays are a tradition woven into the community. We’ve rounded up the city’s best on both sides of the river.
- Dominique Tassell and The Visual Stories Team