The Latest Breaking News from Sydney

Judge gives the media a serve over criticism of rape prosecutions

Judge John Pickering defends NSW DPP Sally Dowling and fomer ACT DPP Shane Drumgold against sustained attacks. Plus: what Gina Rinehart wants for Christmas

The Guardian - AU · Dec 13, 2024

The work of Chinese artist Cao Fei explores our brave new human condition in a technological world

Internationally acclaimed Chinese artist Cao Fei’s first retrospective in Australia, My City is Yours at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, sets out to disorient and overstimulate the senses.

The Conversation · Dec 12, 2024

Clergy abuse survivors hit out at moves to ban protests outside Australian places of worship

Those who protested outside Catholic churches believe they would have been arrested if such laws were in place

The Guardian - AU · Dec 12, 2024

Politics with Michelle Grattan: For Mark Dreyfus, antisemitism is very personal

The attack on the Adass Israel synagogue in Melbourne and another car torching in Sydney have dramatically heightened political tensions over antisemitism.

The Conversation · Dec 12, 2024

Albanese calls for protest ban outside places of worship as critics warn against ‘kneejerk reactions’

PM takes stance on ‘provocative acts’ and denounces antisemitism after Melbourne synagogue arson attack and Sydney anti-Israel vandalism

The Guardian - AU · Dec 11, 2024

Afternoon Update: Labor’s $1bn childcare promise; anti-Israel graffiti in Sydney; and why so many Americans are doomsday prepping

Anthony Albanese has unveiled ‘the biggest investment by an Australian government ever in new childcare services’

The Guardian - AU · Dec 11, 2024

Police expect to charge man with murder after woman’s body found in south-west Sydney unit

The man, 35, was the subject of a current AVO and has been arrested after the woman was found dead at an apartment on Knox Street, Belmore

The Guardian - AU · Dec 11, 2024

Vandals Paint Anti-Israel Graffiti, Burn Car In Sydney

Two suspects daubed anti-Israel graffiti and torched a car in a Sydney suburb on Wednesday, police said, sparking "outrage" from Australia's government days after a Melbourne synagogue was set ablaze.

International Business Times · Dec 11, 2024

Swans draftee Bowman handed Franklin's famous number

Sydney will have a new No.23, taking Lance Franklin's number off the shelf after a year to hand it to young South Australian forward Ned Bowman.

AAP · Dec 11, 2024

Australian PM condemns anti-Israel graffiti in Sydney as ‘outrage’ and ‘hate crime’

Car torched and anti-Israel slogans painted on wall of house in Sydney suburb

The Independent UK · Dec 10, 2024