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Mardi Gras, Australian style

More than 300,000 revellers on Saturday descended onto Sydney's iconic Oxford Street for the Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade.

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Sydney harbour illuminated by New Year fireworks

Sydney ushered in 2019 with more than a million people lining the world famous harbour to watch the biggest fireworks display the city had ever seen.

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Sydney divers carve Halloween pumpkins underwater

The ultimate Halloween pumpkin carving competition was held at Sea Life Sydney Aquarium on Tuesday, October 30.

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Usain Bolt soccer debut

At the age of 32 world champion Olympic sprinter Usain Bolt has made his soccer debut in Australia

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Russell Crowe's 'divorce' auction sells millions worth of movie props

The auction at Sotheby's, 'The Art of Divorce' attracted dozens of buyers and spectators and reaped in more than $208 million dollars in Sydney.

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Australian wildfires cause extensive damage

No deaths or serious injuries were reported, but the bushfires have caused extensive damage in rural areas of Victoria and New South Wales

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Sydney Mardi Gras

Hundreds of partygoers take part in Sydney's famous Mardi Gras.

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'It just nosedived' - witnesses describe fatal Sydney sea plane crash

Witnesses describe what they saw and, in some cases, how they tried to help, as a sea plane crashed into water near Sydney, killing all six on board.

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Australians protest against Adani mine

Large protests were held across Australia on Saturday against Indian mining giant Adani Enterprises’ proposed Carmichael coal mine, which would be the country’s largest coal mine but has been delayed for years over environmental and financing issues.

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Airport security boosted in Australia over alleged bomb plot

Security has been stepped up at airports across Australia after police said they foiled a plot for a bomb attack on a plane

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New South Wales to fly Aboriginal flags permanently for first time

Australia's reconciliation process with its Aboriginal community takes another step forwards with NSW deciding to fly indigenous flags permanently

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Sydney coroner says police acted too slowly in cafe siege

An Australian coroner says police failed to act quickly enough in a Sydney cafe siege in 2014 that left three people dead.

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Hip hippo hooray!

Taronga Zoo’s baby pygmy hippopotamus – the first born in seven years – made its first public appearance in Sydney on Friday (March 17, 2017).

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Sydney celebrates Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras

Thousands of spectators packed into Sydney’s city centre on Saturday 4th March 2017 for the annual Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras.

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Rockin' rugby with Elvis Down Under

Amateur rugby players donned wigs and white jumpsuits on Friday (13 January) for a rugby match that pipped The Blue Suede Shoes against the Reddy Teddies in the town of Parkes, west of…

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Australian sculpture show draws global artists to the beach

Sculpture by the Sea, along a coastal walk near Sydney, is the largest open-air sculpture show in the world.

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The Sydney 'Fifties Fair' a look back at a time of unique design

Australia is celebrating the unique design of the 1950’s from fashion to furnishings.

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Looking back at the Olympics: Sydney 2000

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Man arrested after climbing up an arch of Sydney Harbour Bridge

A man was arrested after climbing up an arch of the Sydney Harbour Bridge on Friday in an incident that brought traffic to a standstill.

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Severe flooding plagues Sydney as major storms hit

Torrential rain and high winds battered Australia’s east coast on Sunday, leaving up to 26,000 homes without power while flooding forced hundreds of people into evacuation…