Enough is enough — say crowds about the escalating crisis in Gaza

SYDNEY, Jan 24 — A rare plant known as the corpse flower bloomed in Sydney today for the first time in more than a decade, emitting an odour likened to rotting flesh and delighting thousands who queued for a whiff.

SYDNEY, April 16 — At least four people were wounded, including a bishop with a global online following, in a knife attack during a service at a church in a suburb of Sydney on Monday, police and witnesses said, triggering clashes between angry residents and police.

AUCKLAND, March 12 — At least 50 people were hurt when a Boeing 787 operated by Latam Airlines dropped abruptly mid-flight from Sydney to Auckland on Monday, according to the airline and a New Zealand health service organisation that treated the injured.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 14 — A passenger who was allegedly causing a disruption mid-flight aboard Malaysia Airlines flight MH122 has been arrested by the Australian Federal Police.

SYDNEY, Oct 7 — Sydney recorded its wettest year in 164 years as authorities braced for major floods in Australia's east on Thursday, with more heavy downpours expected to fall over the next three days.

SYDNEY, Jan 13 — Following a government mandate to log positive Rapid Antigen Tests (RATs), the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) recorded a vast record of 92,264 new Covid-19 cases on Thursday, Xinhua reported.

SYDNEY, Nov 30 — Australian authorities on Tuesday confirmed a person with Covid-19 had the new Omicron variant after disclosing that the person had been active in the community, but urged calm as they weighed up the severity of the strain.

SYDNEY, June 29 — Australia's second most populous state said on Monday it is considering reimposing social distancing restrictions after the country reported its biggest one-day rise in new coronavirus infections in more than two months.