Tim Leslie
Tim Leslie joined the ABC in 2008 as a reporter and producer for News Online. He has extensive experience covering national and international news as both a journalist and a photographer, including the 2010 federal election and the 2011 Queensland floods. Tim spent 2013 working as a producer and researcher for Australian Story, and is currently a member of the ABC's Digital Storytelling Team.
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Got an old, cold house like Laine's? Here are seven ways to make it warmer and cheaper
Australian homes are notoriously cold in winter — draughty, with poor insulation, thin glass and inadequate heating. But there's a growing movement of people retrofitting their homes to make them cheaper to run and more comfortable year-round, while also reducing emissions.
Would a nuclear power plant fit Australia's needs? These numbers cut through the debate
As the shift away from fossil fuels gathers pace, the Coalition has turned to an emissions-free technology with a long and contentious history — nuclear fission. These are the numbers you should keep in mind when thinking about its place in Australia's energy transition.
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analysis:Thinking a greener future is costly? The fingerprints of climate change are already all over this budget
If budgets are the government's attempt to chart the course for the next few years, what can this one teach us about how climate change is leaving its mark, and how the government is looking to tackle it?
China and the US are wrestling over a web of cables we never see, but rely on every day
The internet powers almost every aspect of our modern life and is key for governments, intelligence agencies, and banks – and there's a worldwide struggle for control happening under the radar and under the waves.
Inside TikTok's money-making machine — and the Aussies 'sucked into the wormhole'
TikTok is turning social media into a popularity contest worth millions, but for some, it has a dark side.
Scratch the surface of the Voice results, and a more complicated picture emerges
Scratch the surface of the Voice referendum results, and a more complicated picture emerges.
In referendums, not all votes are created equal
The rules that determine how the Voice referendum will be run were written more than 100 years ago.
Why the FBI calls this Gold Coast man when it finds a trove of stolen data
He's just "a dude on the web", but Troy Hunt has ended up playing an oddly central role in global cybersecurity.
Where you sit on this chart determines your level of housing stress
Housing costs are at record highs, and we can show you who is bearing the brunt of the crisis.
Into the 'midnight zone': Here's what happens when you go as deep as the Titanic wreck
Take a 3,800-metre journey to learn what's so dangerous about exploring the deep seas.
Calculate your personal cost of living — and see how your lifestyle affects it
Your lifestyle could be limiting the impacts of inflation, or subjecting you to the worst of it. Take our quiz to find out.
The true power of the royals is in the faces of the crowd
Royal rituals are carefully stage-managed and steeped in history, but their real source of meaning and power is hiding in plain sight.
The queue to farewell the Queen snakes through a London she might never have seen
If you want to pay your final, personal respects to the Queen, you have to join an hours-long queue.
Treatment of 'Not my King' protesters by UK police sparks new demonstrations
A crackdown on protesters holding "Not my King" and "Abolish the monarchy" signs in the UK sparks a series of new demonstrations, amid fears freedom of expression is being squashed in the wake of the Queen's death.
'This was a gift from God to her': What Scots believe of the Queen's final days
It was a simple ceremony on a royal road but emotions were high as Scots farewelled their Queen.
How our cities voted for change — but the rest of the country didn't
Our biggest cities have seen the biggest changes from Saturday's election.
Here's where things went right for Labor, and very wrong for the Liberals, on election night
The Australian people have spoken, and the big winners are Labor and the "teal" independents. So how did it all unfold?
The Australian election map has been lying to you
We decided to redesign the election map from the ground up — not just for the fun of it, but because it can help us all understand the election a bit better.
How dung beetles, a tiny molecule and a giant extension cord could help solve our climate mess
Here's how Australia could become a renewable superpower by 2030. Sounds too good to be true? You tell us.
Nikita's been working on this dive for years. We'll teach you how to judge it in a few seconds
The 10-metre diving finals kick off this week. Put your armchair critic skills to the test and see whether you can match our Olympic judge.
'Many things will happen, mostly bad': The blast from the past that shows how long we’ve ignored climate change
Strip out the politics, and the climate change story is very different to the one we've been told.
Closing the gap is measured in decades, Leanne says she can turn things around in five years
As she flies around the Northern Territory in a little aeroplane listening to those without a voice, Leanne Liddle is steadily mapping out a plan to fix the Territory's failing justice system.
How Trump's 'beautiful map' turned against him
Donald Trump called him the "worst candidate ever". But Joe Biden now has more votes than anyone in history.
There are only four ways Donald Trump can win the election from here
Five states will decide whether Donald Trump or Joe Biden wins the White House. Here's how it's looking.
Joe Biden has the edge, but Donald Trump still has a path to victory
A whole lot will have to go Donald Trump's way for him to get across the line to reclaim the White House.