The Latest Breaking News from Sydney

Security beefed up after temple named on bomb plot list

The discovery of an explosive-laden caravan with a list of possible Jewish targets has put communities further on edge amid rampant anti-Semitic attacks.

AAP · Jan 30, 2025

The new school year is usually a time of joy but Jewish parents in Sydney are anxious and uncertain

With mothers focused on protecting children from antisemitism, one asks ‘why should they ever be subjected to this?’

The Guardian - AU · Jan 30, 2025

‘Nothing like this happens here’: Dural residents thought mystery caravan could be part of council cleanup – until bomb squad arrived

People in the quiet farmland suburb initially ‘didn’t really pay that much attention’ to the caravan now at the centre of a suspected antisemitic bomb plot

The Guardian - AU · Jan 30, 2025

Sydney to host 2027 Rugby World Cup final as Melbourne settles for last-16 games

The eyes of the rugby world will again fall on Sydney, 24 years after the Wallabies’ heartbreaking defeat to England at the city’s Olympic Stadium

The Guardian - AU · Jan 30, 2025

Powergel is believed to be the explosive found in a Sydney caravan. What is it?

Police say the explosives found at Dural were allegedly intended for an antisemitic attack. What was the explosive – and how is it typically used?

The Guardian - AU · Jan 30, 2025

Sky Blues to bolster ALM defence, Costa could return

Sydney FC coach Ufuk Talay says the club are on the verge of securing a much-needed defender, while an underdone Douglas Costa could feature against Adelaide.

AAP · Jan 30, 2025

More than half of Sydney health district’s staff psychiatrists have resigned, leaked documents show

Documents also show plans to maintain services without bed closures and rely on ‘bolstered’ allied healthcare staff and nurses

The Guardian - AU · Jan 30, 2025

NSW police say caravan investigation ‘compromised’ by media leak as Daily Telegraph calls criticism ‘unfair’

Caravan discovered in Dural on Sydney’s outskirts had antisemitic material, investigators say, with registered owner in custody on unrelated charges

The Guardian - AU · Jan 29, 2025

Caravan Full Of Explosives Capable Of ‘Mass-Casualty Event’ Found In Syd’s North-West

"We condemn unequivocally this act,” said Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

Pedestrian.tv · Jan 29, 2025

Morning Mail: shock at ‘antisemitic’ plot discovery, Plibersek’s praise for doomed EPA deal, Smith’s Galle ton

Documents reveal how environmental protection plan fell apart; Jewish groups express horror after discovery of explosives in a caravan near Sydney

The Guardian - AU · Jan 29, 2025