The Latest Breaking News from Sydney

Marathon world champ to take shot at Sydney history

Alphonce Simbu is talking up a record-breaking run at the Sydney Marathon when the reigning world champion takes his place in a stacked field.

AAP · Aug 27

AFL finals: why every team can – and can’t – win the 2026 premiership

The first season with a wildcard round means 10 clubs are still in with a shot of tasting the ultimate success. We examine their strengths and weaknesses

The Guardian - AU · Aug 27

Thieves stole 400,000 juvenile oysters worth about $350,000 from an Australian farm; the grower says a third of his stock is gone and the theft has set him back two to three years

Waterborne thieves stole 400,000 young oysters from a New South Wales farm. This large-scale theft wiped out a third of the grower's total stock. The stolen oysters were valued at approximately $350,000 AUD and were crucial for Christmas sales. Police are investigating the incident, which could set the business back…

The Times of India · Aug 27

Police investigate death of teenage girl two days after alleged ‘sexual choking’ act in Sydney

Paramedics called to northern beaches home on Sunday evening before 16-year-old dies in hospital on Tuesday night after sexual strangulation act

The Guardian - AU · Aug 27

Brisbane's Housing Squeeze Ahead of the 2032 Olympics: What Investors Need to Know

Brisbane's 2032 Olympics are intensifying an already tight housing market. Here's what investors can learn from Sydney and London and where to look.

International Business Times · Aug 26

Now you seafood, now you don’t: $350k worth of oysters vanish without a trace in NSW

About 400,000 juvenile Sydney rock oysters were taken from an oyster farm on state’s mid-north coast earlier this year, police say

The Guardian - AU · Aug 26

From the Pocket: Geelong is a club that pushes its luck but the concussion story must not be buried

The Sydney Swans scandal was the last thing the AFL wanted, though it was convenient in terms of helping the Cats waiver saga fade away

The Guardian - AU · Aug 26

Airport runway collisions and near-misses are happening more frequently, 22 years of data show

Four close calls on Sydney Airport runways in as many weeks have put air traffic management in the spotlight.

The Conversation · Aug 25

‘The whole world is becoming rightwing and anti-gay’: William Yang on 60 years of capturing LGBTQ+ life

Yang has taken more than 500,000 photographs since he first moved to Sydney in the late 1960s and now devotes most of his time to untangling the past

The Guardian - AU · Aug 25

All-Australian nod lifts ruck great into rare air

Minor premiers Fremantle led the league with five All-Australian selections but all eyes were on record-breaking Melbourne skipper Max Gawn.

AAP · Aug 25