Sydney beaches close after three shark attacks in two days

January 20, 2026 3:29 PM

Sydney beaches close after three shark attacks in two days

Beaches in the north of Sydney remained closed on Tuesday after a shark bit a man in his 20s, the city's third shark attack in two days. Emergency services were called to a beach in Manly in the north of the city on Monday evening following reports a surfer had been bitten by a shark, New South Wales police said in a statement. He was treated for serious leg injuries and taken to hospital in a critical condition. All beaches in the Northern Beaches, a council area straddling the city's northe...

Flash flooding eases in Australia’s largest city Sydney

January 18, 2026 8:02 PM

Flash flooding eases in Australia’s largest city Sydney

Australian authorities on Sunday downgraded a flood alert for a suburb of the country's largest city Sydney, after residents were evacuated due to rising waters sparked by torrential rains. Flooding was "receding and no further significant rise in flood levels is expected," State Emergency Services said on Sunday afternoon, referring to the suburb of Narrabeen, a beachside area with a population of around 8,000. Residents and holidaymakers in the low-lying area of New South Wales capital Sydne...

Australian police arrest man following fatal stabbing in Sydney

December 28, 2025 11:17 AM

Australian police arrest man following fatal stabbing in Sydney

Police in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) arrested a 47-year-old man on Sunday after a woman was found dead and another man was stabbed in Sydney’s northwest. NSW Police said in a statement that emergency services were called to a home just before 5:00 a.m. local time in Quakers Hill, a suburb about 40 km northwest of Sydney’s central business district, following reports of a disturbance. On arrival, officers found a man on the footpath suffering from stab wounds and a woman ...

PM Modi condemns Sydney terror attack; Jaishankar speaks to Australian Foreign Minister, offers support

December 15, 2025 11:50 AM

PM Modi condemns Sydney terror attack; Jaishankar speaks to Australian Foreign Minister, offers support

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday strongly condemned the terrorist attack at Bondi Beach in Australia that targeted people celebrating the first day of the Jewish festival of Hanukkah. In a post on X, PM Modi said, “Strongly condemn the ghastly terrorist attack carried out today at Bondi Beach, Australia, targeting people celebrating the first day of the Jewish festival of Hanukkah. On behalf of the people of India, I extend my sincere condolences to the families who lost their loved one...

Gill, Kohli, Rohit and others touch down in Australia for ODI series

October 16, 2025 11:37 AM

Gill, Kohli, Rohit and others touch down in Australia for ODI series

The Indian cricket team arrived in Perth early Thursday morning for the upcoming white-ball series against Australia, which begins on Sunday. Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, Washington Sundar, Harshit Rana, and Prasidh Krishna were among the first batch of players to reach Australia. The Shubman Gill-led squad had departed from Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport early on October 15. The initial group also includes members of the support staff, while ...

Rajnath Singh visits HMAS Kuttabul; co-chairs first India–Australia defence industry business roundtable in Sydney

October 10, 2025 10:33 PM

Rajnath Singh visits HMAS Kuttabul; co-chairs first India–Australia defence industry business roundtable in Sydney

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh visited the historic naval base HMAS Kuttabul in Sydney on Friday as part of his ongoing tour of Australia. Accompanied by Australia’s Assistant Minister of Defence Peter Khalil, Singh was briefed on the state-of-the-art facilities at Sydney Harbour and taken on a guided tour aboard Admiral Hudson. The visit highlighted the growing synergy between India and Australia’s maritime forces and underscored the importance of strengthening cooperation in Maritime Doma...

Iran’s ambassador, leaving Sydney after expulsion, decries ‘lies’

August 28, 2025 7:00 PM

Iran’s ambassador, leaving Sydney after expulsion, decries ‘lies’

Iran ambassador Ahmad Sadeghi, arriving at Sydney Airport before an expulsion deadline, on Thursday rejected as "lies" Australia's accusation that Tehran had directed antisemitic arson attacks in the cities of Sydney and Melbourne, .   Australia gave Sadeghi 72 hours on Tuesday to leave the country, the nation's first expulsion of an ambassador since World War Two. Three other Iranian embassy officials were given seven days to leave.   Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was briefed by the Aus...

Thousands flock to see rare, smelly corpse flower bloom in Sydney

January 24, 2025 12:39 PM

Thousands flock to see rare, smelly corpse flower bloom in Sydney

A rare plant known as the corpse flower bloomed in Sydney on Friday for the first time in more than a decade, emitting an odour likened to rotting flesh and delighting thousands who queued for a whiff. For the past week, curiosity seekers have been visiting the specimen nicknamed Putricia – a combination of “putrid” and “Patricia” – at the city’s Royal Botanic Garden. The institution stayed open until midnight on Thursday to accommodate the crowd. The corpse flower's scientific n...

Australian police say Sydney knife attacker may have targeted women

April 15, 2024 3:35 PM

Australian police say Sydney knife attacker may have targeted women

Australian police on Monday said the attacker who fatally stabbed six people at a busy shopping centre in Sydney's beach suburb of Bondi may have targeted women, as the country mourned the victims and hundreds of people laid flowers near the scene. In the attack on Saturday, five of the six people killed and the majority of the 12 injured were women. Police said on Monday they had finished taking physical evidence at the Westfield Bondi Junction mall. "It's obvious to me, it's obvious to detec...