Sydney

When near the ocean, Australians are accustomed to keeping a look out for predatory sharks, man-eating crocodiles, and roaring surf. Residents of a Sydney coastal neighborhood are now being warned to be on the lookout for...

The government and rail workers reached an 11th-hour compromise Tuesday, allowing Sydney’s New Year’s fireworks, one of the most magnificent celebrations of the calendar change in the world, to go. It is anticipated that up to...

A Sydney shopping mall where six people died in a stabbing attack held a sombre reopening Thursday, with members of a sorrowful community filing past rows of still-shuttered stores to pay their respects. Shops will reopen...

Australian police reported that on Saturday, a knife-wielding attacker tore through a crowded Sydney retail center, killing five people and injuring numerous more, including a little kid. The unidentified attacker attacked many individuals before being shot...

After several days of torrential rain, Australian emergency services on Sunday issued flood evacuation orders for communities in Sydney and beyond as river levels rose. Over the course of 24 hours, authorities in the eastern state...

Severe rains and flash flooding swamped swaths of Australia’s largest metropolis on Tuesday, forcing tens of thousands of Sydney residents to flee their homes. According to emergency services, 60,000 people are subject to evacuation orders and...

World number 14 Denis Shapovalov has tested positive for Covid-19 after arriving in Sydney, he said Sunday, highlighting the virus threat to the Australian Open. The 22-year-old was among the first players to enter Australia ahead...

Officials in Sydney announced Friday that obligatory quarantine for international visitors will be phased out beginning next month, signalling a faster-than-expected conclusion to strict coronavirus restrictions. For the past 19 months, Australia’s borders have been closed...

After nearly four months of lockdown, Sydney’s cafés, gyms, and restaurants have reopened their doors to fully vaccinated customers, as new infections decline and vaccination coverage rises. Sydney’s bars, restaurants, and other businesses reopened for the...

According to an official “roadmap to freedom” unveiled on Thursday, locked-down Sydney residents could drink a beer at the bar as soon as next month if the double-dose vaccination rate reaches 70%. Stay-at-home orders for fully...