Sydney
Stabbing of bishop at Sydney church a ‘terrorist act,’ police say
World
April 16, 2024
Stabbing of bishop at Sydney church a ‘terrorist act,’ police say
Sydney CNN — A bishop and a priest were stabbed in an alleged “terrorist act” at a Sydney church that…
Sydney mall attacker may have targeted women, police say, as more details emerge of his six victims
World
April 15, 2024
Sydney mall attacker may have targeted women, police say, as more details emerge of his six victims
CNN — Australian police said Monday that the attacker who fatally stabbed six people at a busy shopping mall in…
Six dead in mass stabbing at Sydney shopping center
World
April 13, 2024
Six dead in mass stabbing at Sydney shopping center
CNN — Six people have been killed and several others injured, including a nine-month-old baby, in a mass stabbing at…
Photos: ‘Ramses & the Gold of the Pharaohs’ exhibition opens at the Australian Museum
Archaeology
November 18, 2023
Photos: ‘Ramses & the Gold of the Pharaohs’ exhibition opens at the Australian Museum
The “Ramses the Great and the Gold of the Pharaohs” exhibition officially opened to visitors at the Australian Museum in…
Teenagers ‘hand themselves in’ to police after Sydney blaze
World
May 26, 2023
Teenagers ‘hand themselves in’ to police after Sydney blaze
Sydney, Australia CNN — Two teenagers “handed themselves in” hours after a disused building was destroyed in a blaze in…
Police identify Saudi sisters found dead in Sydney flat
Middle East
July 27, 2022
Police identify Saudi sisters found dead in Sydney flat
(CNN) – Two Saudi sisters found dead in their Sydney apartment in “unusual” circumstances last month have been identified by…
Thousands told to evacuate Sydney, as heavy rains bring ‘life threatening emergency’
World
July 3, 2022
Thousands told to evacuate Sydney, as heavy rains bring ‘life threatening emergency’
Melbourne, Australia – Thousands of residents were ordered to evacuate southwest Sydney, Australia’s biggest city, on Sunday with torrential rain…
Sydney opens to vaccinated after 100-plus days of lockdown
World
October 11, 2021
Sydney opens to vaccinated after 100-plus days of lockdown
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Sydney hairdressers, gyms, cafés and bars reopened to fully vaccinated customers on Monday for the first…
Sydney hospitals erect emergency tents as COVID-19 cases hit record
World
August 26, 2021
Sydney hospitals erect emergency tents as COVID-19 cases hit record
SYDNEY, Aug 26 (Reuters) – Australia’s new daily cases of COVID-19 topped 1,000 on Thursday for the first time since…
Police arrest hundreds of protesters as Australia reports record COVID-19 cases
World
August 21, 2021
Police arrest hundreds of protesters as Australia reports record COVID-19 cases
MELBOURNE, Aug 21 (Reuters) – Australian police arrested hundreds of anti-lockdown protesters in Melbourne and Sydney on Saturday and seven…