Tag: Sydney
Sydney power under threat as fires destroy substations
Electricity supplies in Australia's most populous state, including its largest city Sydney, were under threat...
Sydney to ease drinking rules to boost nightlife
Sydney's lacklustre nightlife received a long-awaited boost today when officials announced an end to rules...
Bushfire threat spreads in Australia as smoke chokes Sydney
The fire danger was elevated across wider swathes of southern Australia today, with residents warned...
Panel urges easing of Sydney alcohol laws that curbed violence but hit economy
Sydney's business district should be freed of restrictions that have successfully curbed alcohol-related violence in...
Sydney’s water supply falling at fastest rate on record due to drought
Australia's biggest city Sydney is running down its water supply at the fastest rate on...
Knife-wielding man goes on Sydney rampage, one woman dead
A man went on a stabbing rampage in downtown Sydney on Tuesday, killing one woman...
Hong Kong protests against extradition law spill into Sydney
Anger in Hong Kong over a move to allow extraditions to mainland China spilled over...
Chinese warships cause surprise in Sydney Harbour
Australians enjoying a sunny winter morning were surprised by the sight of three...
Thousands without power as storm lashes Sydney
Thousands of Sydney homes were without power Saturday after severe storms hit Australia's largest city,...
Bushfires rage in Australia’s southeast but Sydney temperatures could drop
Wildfires burned in parts of Australia's densely-populated southeast on Saturday, although weather officials expected falling...
Surfer severely mauled by shark in Australia
A surfer was severely mauled by a shark off Australia's east coast, officials said Sunday,...
Australia’s wild weather floods Sydney; fans deadly bushfires
Torrential rain and gale force winds lashed Australia's biggest city Sydney causing commuter...
Asia-Pacific finance ministers fret over US-China spat
The trade spat between the world's two largest economies -- China and the United States...
Pacific leaders seek U.S. return to Paris climate pact
Pacific island nations declared climate change to be their "single greatest threat", urging Washington to...
China to join naval war games off Australia despite strained ties
China's navy will join 26 countries in military exercises off Australia's north coast this month,...
Fraying Australia and China relations face testing times in Canberra
Australia's relationship with top trading partner China faces a testing two weeks as Canberra prepares...
Australia ‘complicit’ in Malaysia corruption: Anwar
Leading Malaysian politician Anwar Ibrahim claimed Friday that Australia was complicit in alleged corruption by...
Macau | Sydney property sold to Macau investor for MOP1.62 bln
A Macau buyer has purchased a commercial building in Sydney for some A$265 million (MOP1.62...
Sydney’s gay pride street parade celebrates same-sex marriage, honours early activists
About half a million people are expected to line Sydney's streets on Saturday to celebrate...
Sydney’s Mardi Gras: pride born from a night of violence
Forty years ago a group of gay and lesbian activists took to the Sydney streets...