Alex Zucco Photojournalist

04/08/2026

04/08/2026

I had a bizarre night

Pauline Hanson barred reporters from multiple publications from her Melbourne event. Not me, but that didn’t prevent me from having one of the strangest experiences I’ve ever had in journalism.

04/08/2026

Pauline Hanson has announced her candidates for November’s Victorian state election, but barred journalists from The ABC, The Guardian and The Age from her party's campaign events. I went to cover a protest against one such event for Crikey AND to One Nation's event to photograph the party's Victorian candidates for SOPA Images. I was granted access to One Nation's 'Meet The Candidates' event for eight minutes before I was singled out and physically pushed out of the venue for unclear reasons.

So, we're scrapping the candidate photos for now, because things got weird. You can read about that at the link on my page. Thank you to Crikey for working with my unexpected twists.

Other images from the night will soon be available for use through SOPA Images, if that's your cup of tea.

28/07/2026

07/07/2026

1,300 photos, 4 protests, 2 sleepless nights and 1 aching back. Why? Find out here

On any given Saturday in Victoria's capital, they'll be at least one protest. Last weekend, there were four.

07/07/2026

Melbourne has been called, often derogatorily, the protest capital of Australia. Is it? I went to four protests in one day to find out.

Between the anti-trans activists, pro-trans counter-protesters, socialist demonstrators, and anti-spy rally-goers, I saw moments of joy, of anger, of beauty, a light breeze worth turning into a gif, a chronically online epithet, dancing of various quality-levels, enough police to crew a military ship, pebbles thrown from a rooftop terrace, and a large bug resting near a residue-filled plastic baggy.

And that's just the start of it. You can (should) read all about it, and see for yourself, at the link on my page.

What a city. For Crikey

16/06/2026

I made some friends

15/06/2026

It was a big weekend for Pauline Hanson and Barnaby Joyce in Victoria, as the pair held a fundraiser besieged by a last minute venue change, a neo-Nazi stunt and two protests.

15/06/2026

Hijinks, protests and pi**ed (off) millionaires after a last-minute move for One Nation's A Night For Victoria fundraiser.

This, and more, at the link in bio.

For Crikey

12/06/2026

The 23-year-old Australian was one of 422 people on a flotilla trying to bypass an Israeli blockade and bring aid to Gaza. She details to Crikey her claims of abuse at the hands of the IDF.