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Australia: 10 people killed, 25 injured after wedding bus crashes in Hunter Region

According to a police official, the investigation and information at this stage indicate that it is a single-vehicle collision. Read further on Dynami...

Monday, June 12, 2023 3:03 PM

Australian state reports drop in new COVID-19 cases; lockdowns ease in some areas

Australia's New South Wales state reported a fall in new daily coronavirus cases on Sunday, following two days of record 2021 infections, as officials...

Sunday, July 4, 2021 11:39 AM

Sydney faces 'scariest period' in pandemic amid Delta outbreak

Australia's most populous state, New South Wales (NSW), reported a double digit rise in new locally acquired cases of Covid-19 for the third straight...

Thursday, June 24, 2021 3:53 PM

Mandatory mask rules extended in Sydney as COVID-19 cluster grows

Australia’s most populous state, New South Wales (NSW), on Tuesday reported its biggest rise in new locally acquired COVID-19 cases in nearly a week,...

Tuesday, June 22, 2021 4:18 PM

Australian firefighters worry about wildfires approaching Sydney

Firefighters battled to contain nearly 150 fires burning in New South Wales state on Friday as strong winds fanned the flames and again shrouded Sydne...

Friday, December 6, 2019 2:09 PM

Australia's New South Wales rolls out mobile phone detection cameras

The Australian state of New South Wales, home to the country’s largest city Sydney, rolled out mobile phone detection cameras on Sunday, hoping to cut...

Tuesday, December 3, 2019 11:28 AM

Australia braces for heavy winds, lightning amid bushfire threat

Australia braced on Friday for strong winds that could whip up bushfires in two states over the weekend and add to a toll of more than 270 homes destr...

Friday, November 15, 2019 10:58 AM

Australian authorities urge evacuations ahead of 'catastrophic' fire threat

Authorities in Australia’s Queensland and New South Wales states declared a state of emergency on Monday as the country’s eastern region prepared for...

Monday, November 11, 2019 10:42 AM

Hazardous smoke blankets Sydney as winds fan Australia bushfires

Sydney was wreathed in hazardous smoke on Thursday as strong winds fanned dozens of bushfires across Australia’s east coast, prompting health warnings...

Friday, November 1, 2019 10:46 AM

Australia to invest $680 million in dams for drought-stricken region

Australia will invest A$1 billion ($678.70 million) to revamp water infrastructure in rural and regional communities in the drought-stricken New South...

Sunday, October 13, 2019 1:51 PM

Australia's most populous state revamps law on abortions

Legislators in Australia’s most populous state voted on Thursday to decriminalize abortion after a fractious debate that threatened to divide the cons...

Thursday, September 26, 2019 11:10 AM

Australia's east coast battles more than 100 bushfires, 21 homes destroyed

Australian firefighters battled strong winds and fast-moving blazes on Saturday as they worked to contain out-of-control bushfires that have destroyed...

Saturday, September 7, 2019 12:28 PM