<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has been heckled again by climate protesters, with a notorious activist group claimed responsibility for the latest incident.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Two protesters crashed a press conference today held at Maitland Hospital on the NSW Central Coast to oppose the federal government's approval for new coal and gas projects.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Mr Albanese, why did your government approve 33 new fossil fuel projects?" one of the protesters yelled.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/counterfeit-ozempic-injection-pens-detected-in-australia/fbd3eb61-f09f-4ebd-9f65-6ef237d596e6" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Warning as more counterfeit Ozempic products detected in Australia</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"It's my future, it has to stop."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"The climate crisis is the greatest health threat to the future of Australia," another protester shouted.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The pair were quickly ushered out of the building by security personnel. </span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/federal-election-2025-anthony-albanese-protesters-crash-event/1508906b-9d47-4133-8e23-c9fb396065bc" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Rising Tide has claimed responsibility through a social media post identifying the two activists as 19-year-old Ivy and 42-year-old Naomi.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We did it again," Rising Tide wrote on a social media post.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Rising Tide, who describe themselves as a "civil resistance for climate defence", has also been behind protests targeting Opposition Leader Peter Dutton.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/australian-electoral-commission-to-investigate-influencer-abbie-chatfields-posts/774c24fb-a824-44bf-9dca-7a863e3fe430" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Election watchdog green lights social media influencer Abbie Chatfield's posts</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="styles__Wrapper-sc-2o34ro-0 cmwkBV"><div class="styles__Column-sc-2o34ro-3 jJDKrX"><a href="/content/2025/04/01/11/52/federal-election-2025-campaign-in-pictures"><img alt="Anthony Albanese falling off a stage during the election campaign." sizes="(min-width: 1024px) 636px, (min-width: 768px) 396px, 100vw" src="https://imageresizer.static9.net.au/8cXzn2KNhx6wDAoK0RzPC3gcaQg=/396x223/https%3A%2F%2Fprod.static9.net.au%2Ffs%2Ff323b9ca-bd22-4ecb-8caa-81d1ac241bd0" srcset="https://imageresizer.static9.net.au/8cXzn2KNhx6wDAoK0RzPC3gcaQg=/396x223/https%3A%2F%2Fprod.static9.net.au%2Ffs%2Ff323b9ca-bd22-4ecb-8caa-81d1ac241bd0 396w, https://imageresizer.static9.net.au/_fAWvHrhL1FsdUTuplfBPhlohng=/636x358/https%3A%2F%2Fprod.static9.net.au%2Ffs%2Ff323b9ca-bd22-4ecb-8caa-81d1ac241bd0 636w"/></a></div><div class="styles__Column-sc-2o34ro-3 jJDKrX"><div class="styles__Headline-sc-2o34ro-4 hpbOlz">Prime minister falls off stage on election campaign trail</div><div class="styles__Button-sc-2o34ro-1 eBjlmW"><a class="styles__ButtonLink-sc-2o34ro-2 hqpklJ" href="/content/2025/04/01/11/52/federal-election-2025-campaign-in-pictures">View Gallery</a></div></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Albanese has been hot on the campaign trail today as he tries to secure votes for a second term at the federal election on May 3.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>At another appearance today, Albanese took a tumble at a Mining and Energy Union conference in the NSW Hunter region.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He was heading to take a group photo when he stepped too far back and fell behind the stage. After being helped up, he laughed off the fall and waved to the crowd.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Albanese and Dutton have been both notably targeted by protesters while campaigning in Queensland over the weekend.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>As a result, security measures have been beefed up around the high-profile figures as the pair have geared up their public appearances in the lead-up to the election.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></em></strong></a><strong><em><span>: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. 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