It was March 18, 2003.
Will Saunders and David Burgess were 67 meters up in the sky. Aside from the wind, it was deathly quiet. The roar of the city was miles away.
Balancing precariously on the glazed white granite tiles, they steadied themselves while tightly gripping their buckets of red paint. They couldn’t afford to fall – they had an important statement to make.
Their mission: To vandalise the Sydney Opera House.
Perching on the tallest “sail” of the iconic building, they methodically applied the red paint onto the roof. After applying three coats of paint, they stepped back and admired their handiwork: The words “NO WAR” spelled out in big red letters in stark contrast against the white tiles.
Saunders and Burgess were protesting against the Iraq war and the Australian government’s decision to send troops to support the coalition. In an interview he gave 8 years later, ......