A former police officer accused of murdering two people with his service weapon and dumping their bodies in surfboard bags will undergo psychiatric testing arranged by his lawyers.

Sydney restaurateur Judith Lewis couldn’t save the mezuzah, a framed parchment inked with Hebrew prayers, that was hanging in her family’s café when arsonists set it alight in the early hours one Sunday in late October.

SYDNEY, Australia (AP) — The rare unfurling of an endangered plant that emits the smell of decaying flesh drew hundreds of devoted fans to a greenhouse in Sydney, Australia on Thursday, where they lined up to experience a momentous bloom -– and a fragrance evoking gym socks and rotting garbage.

Sydney is luxury’s gateway to Australia. Brands are touching down, and those already there are growing their footprints. Here’s everything you need to know about setting up shop in the Aussie entry point.

The discovery of the marble-sized balls comes after a similar incident in October closed Sydney's Bondi Beach, among other tourist hotspots.

The largest Australian flag was hoisted on Australia Day at a mosque in Sydney, surpassing the flag currently flying on top of the Australian Parliament House.

The vandalism unfolded in Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra. Australia Day is a divisive holiday that critics see as a symbol of racism and oppression.

Tens of thousands of Australians protested over the treatment of Indigenous people on Sunday as the country celebrated a national holiday marking the 1788 arrival of British colonisers.

The 2024-25 season will be a gruelling test for the 12 national teams competing, up from 10 in Sydney last year, and the 450 people who circle the globe with them.

The sky is the limit for Mitchell Owen after his "life-changing" century sealed a maiden title for the Hobart Hurricanes in Australia's Big Bash League, according to captain Nathan Ellis.

Known for its distinct wildlife and breathtaking landscapes, Australia often appears on bucket lists of must-see destinations. The ancestral home of kangaroos, koalas and platypuses, it is the a massive landscape, stretching nearly 2,500 miles from Pacific to the Indian Ocean.

Four vehicles and the former home of a Jewish community leader were defaced in Sydney early Friday, with two cars set alight, in the latest antisemitic attack condemned by Australian authorities, who vowed to “hunt down” the perpetrators.