The Latest Breaking News from Sydney

Transport watchdog investigates third safety incident at Sydney airport

A Virgin plane had to abort a take-off on Sunday as another plane began to cross the runway – hours after a near miss – making a total of three incidents in recent weeks

The Guardian - AU · Aug 13

Three private school students charged after alleged sexual assault of 14-year-old girl in Sydney’s east

The three teenagers are students at Scots College, one of Sydney’s oldest all-boys’ private schools

The Guardian - AU · Aug 13

Just Gonna Say It: Cruises Aren’t Just For Boomers, They’re A Hoot For Younger Folks Too

While I thought cruises are only for older people, Carnival Adventure and it's four night sail from Sydney changed my mind.

Pedestrian.tv · Aug 13

Australian delivery drivers win 'world-leading' pay rise

SYDNEY - Hundreds of thousands of gig workers in Australia have been granted a huge pay rise from next week under a decision by the country's workplace relations tribunal lauded as "world-leading".

Bangkok Post · Aug 12

How teen prodigy caused ALM great to consider retiring

Sydney FC captain Rhyan Grant has warned rival A-League Men defenders that teenager Akol Akon is ready to go up a notch this season.

AAP · Aug 12

Love across racial boundaries: the true history behind Netflix’s My Brilliant Career

Chinese Australian actor Christopher Chung takes on a lead romantic role in the new Netflix adaptation of Miles Franklin’s classic 1901 Australian novel, My Brilliant Career.

The Conversation · Aug 11

Testimony as a target: how witnesses at the antisemitism royal commission are being abused online

On December 14, 2025, 15 people were killed and dozens wounded in a terror attack during a Hanukkah celebration on Sydney’s Bondi Beach. In the wake of the deadliest terror attack on Australian soil, the Albanese government established the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion in January 2026.

The Conversation · Aug 11

World’s longest national road in Australia is 14,500 km long and forms a giant loop around the continent, crossing deserts, rainforests and major cities

Australia has the world's longest national highway, which is a marvelous engineering example known simply as ‘Highway 1.’ Spanning approximately 14,500 kilometres, this massive highway covers around the entire mainland continent like a belt, acting as an important transport base that connects every state capital city from Sydney to Perth…

The Times of India · Aug 11

Clover Moore unveils 4,500 sq metre Sydney plaza design after more than 40 years of planning

Lord mayor says town hall square will be ‘fantastic’ – but business advocate says project’s scale of demolition presents ‘unwanted disruption’

The Guardian - AU · Aug 11

Morning Mail: Scores killed in Colombia quake; call for action on sudden cardiac deaths; car insurance costs soar

More than 100 people have been killed by a powerful 7.4 magnitude quake in western Colombia

The Guardian - AU · Aug 10