Sydney
Terror alert as driver crashes car laden with gas bottles into police station
A driver sparked a major security operation after he set himself on fire and rammed a car laden with gas bottles into a police station in Sydney.
Sydney siege cleric tried to blast fleeing hostages with shotgun but missed
The man behind a deadly siege at a Sydney cafe fired at some of the hostages as they escaped but missed, possibly because of his limited experience with...
I have a message to read: Sydney siege hostage’s emergency call revealed
A phone call made by a hostage killed in the Sydney cafe siege to the emergency services has been played at an inquest.
Neighbours catch children in sheet as mother throws them from blazing flat
A mother trapped by a fire in her flat was forced to drop her two children 20ft from a second-floor window.
Tornado-like thunderstorm lashes Sydney with golf ball-sized hailstones
Australia’s biggest city Sydney was smashed by a tornado-like storm on Wednesday, with hailstones as big as golf balls and wind speeds of 200kph...
Australia’s Sydney lashed by tornado-like thunderstorm
Australia’s biggest city Sydney was smashed by a tornado-like storm on Wednesday, with hailstones as big as golf balls and wind speeds of 200kph...
‘You’re dead. Die! Die!’: Spider killer’s screams send police scurrying
An arachnophobe’s noisy attempts to kill a spider caused a police alert after his neighbours suspected he was attacking his wife.
Sydney police station and shopping centre targeted by terror threats
Two terror threats have been made in Sydney, Australia with both a police station and a popular shopping centre targeted only a day after a school was...
Larvae or lava? Search for lobster young unearths four volcanoes off Sydney
A cluster of submerged volcanoes has been discovered off Sydney offering the potential to help unlock the secrets of the sea floor between Australia and...
Rocks hurled at Sydney siege cafe
The Sydney cafe at the centre of a deadly siege last December has been vandalised with police investigating Wednesday after rocks were thrown through five...
Three killed as super storm lashes Australian east coast for third day
A cyclonic storm lashed Australia’s east coast for a third day on Wednesday, causing millions of dollars of damage to property and infrastructure...
3 killed as super storm lashes Australian east coast for third day
A cyclonic storm lashed Australia’s east coast for a third day on Wednesday, causing millions of dollars of damage to property and infrastructure...
Two teenagers travelling to Middle East intercepted at Sydney airport
Two teenage brothers have been stopped at Sydney airport under suspicion of travelling to the Middle East to join extremist groups, the immigration minister,...
No major intelligence failure in Sydney Lindt cafe siege: inquiry
The first official government review into the incident released Sunday said that there had been no major intelligence failure on the part of security forces.
Sydney cafe siege inspired by IS ‘death cult’: Abbott
Prime Minister Tony Abbott has declared the Sydney cafe siege in which two hostages were killed was inspired by the Islamic State “death cult”.
Sydney cafe hostage ‘made to kneel before being shot in the head’
A hostage killed during a siege at a Sydney cafe was made to kneel before being shot in the back of the head with a sawn-off pump action shotgun, an inquest...
Hostage in Sydney cafe siege was killed by police bullet ricochet
One of the hostages held during a siege at an Australian cafe last month was killed by a ricochet of at least one police bullet that also injured three...
Hostage in Sydney siege killed by police bullet ricochet
One of the hostages held during a siege at an Australian cafe last month was killed by a ricochet of at least one police bullet that also injured three...
Police bullet fragments killed Sydney cafe siege victim
One of the two hostages who died in a 16-hour siege at a Sydney cafe in December was killed by ricochets of a police bullet or bullets, an inquest into...
Australia to erect permanent memorial for Sydney siege victims
Australia will build a permanent memorial to remember the victims of the Sydney cafe siege, officials said on Sunday as they vowed never to forget the...
Sydney spectacular to set off global New Year celebrations
Australia’s biggest city is preparing to lead the world in welcoming the New Year with spectacular fireworks over Sydney Harbour.
Sydney hostage may have been injured by police: Report
Investigations are reportedly underway into whether one of the hostages in the Sydney siege was injured by a police bullet.
Sydney cafe gunman was removed from terror watch list, Australia PM says
Man Haron Monis, a 50-year-old Iranian-born, self-styled cleric described by Prime Minister Tony Abbott as deeply disturbed and who was responsible for...
Sydney victim hailed a hero for shielding pregnant friend from gunfire
A female barrister who died in the Sydney siege has been hailed a hero amid reports she was killed shielding her pregnant friend from gunfire.
Uber offers free rides in Sydney after criticism of price surge amid siege
Online car service Uber has offered free rides from Sydney’s central business district following a public backlash over an initial surge in prices...
Running for their lives: Gunman holding dozens hostage in Sydney cafe
Five people have fled from a cafe in Australia where a gunman took an unknown number of hostages at the height of the morning rush-hour. Earlier, two...
'Drunk' model insists video proves brutality of Sydney police
Sydney Police have defended their officers against accusations of brutality after a video went viral showing a woman being held down and struck with batons...
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