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Sydney Opera House a cascade of colour for VIVID Light Festival

A light show on the sails of the Sydney Opera House opened the VIVID Festival, a festival which celebrated light, music and new ideas.

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One person believed dead and two others injured in Sydney shooting

One person has been reportedly killed and two others injured in a shooting at a factory on the outskirts of Sydney. Police said they do not believe

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One year on since Sydney cafe siege

Sydney marks one year since the Lindt cafe siege

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World pays tribute to victims of Paris attacks

People around the world showed their sorrow and solidarity with France on Saturday in the wake of the Paris attacks. In Rio de Janeiro the iconic

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Sydney coastline hosts massive outdoor sculpture exhibit

Every year, Sydney’s coastline is transformed into a public art gallery for a couple of weeks thanks to the ‘Sculpture by the Sea’ exhibition

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'Terrorism' arrests in Australia over murder of police employee

Four people were arrested in Australia on Wednesday (October 7) in connection with the slaying of a civilian police worker, whose murder is being treated as a case of terrorism.

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Wallabies tactical bid to unseat the All Blacks

Australia are banking on back row pace in their bid to unseat the All Blacks in an exciting Rugby Championship decider in Sydney on Saturday. It has

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Australia: Abbott vows ISIL crackdown after teen 'recruits' are stopped at Sydney airport

Australia’s government is pledging to crackdown on radicalisation after two teenage brothers suspected of being ISIL recruits were stopped at Sydney

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Australian police charge two over terror offences

Australian anti-terror police have outlined details of a planned terrorist attack in Sydney linked to the militant Islamic State. Two men, who were

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Australian city Sydney hosts annual arts festival

Sydney is celebrating its annual arts festival. The Australian city hosts a variety of genres. Renowned Chinese artist Zhang Huan has erected two

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2015 welcomed with spectacular fireworks displays in Australia and New Zealand

In New Zealand, one of the first countries to greet the New Year, fireworks were set off from the top of the Auckland Sky Tower

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The Wild Oats supremacy

Sydney to Hobart: Wild Oats XI takes line honours for a record-breaking eighth time

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Freeman's Olympic body suit turns up after 14 years

The body suit worn by Cathy Freeman during the Opening Ceremony of the 2000 Sydney Olympics may have turned up 14 years after going missing. Freeman

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Memorial services held in Sydney for cafe siege victims

Hundreds of mourners gathered at a Sydney church this morning for the funeral of 34-year-old cafe manager, Tori Johnson. Johnson was killed while

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Families of Sydney cafe siege victims visit the scene

There have been emotional scenes in Australia, as the families of the hostages killed in the Sydney cafe siege visited the field of flowers laid out

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Australia security laws probed as inquiry begins into Sydney hostage tragedy

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has launched an official investigation into the deadly hostage drama in a Sydney café, as questions are asked as to why the hostage-taker was free on bail.

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Sydney siege shrine grows

People are still laying floral tributes to the victims of the Sydney siege. The Martin Place shrine has now spread to a second site nearby to

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Australia police probe Sydney siege suspect motives

Australian police are investigating the motives of Man Haron Monis, the suspected gunman who died after the 16 hour hostage standoff. The self-styled

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Australia mourns the victims of the Sydney Siege

A country in mourning – Australia pays tribute to the victims of siege in Sydney. Two of the 17 hostages died alongside the gunman when heavily armed

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Flags fly at half-mast across Sydney after the violent end to a cafe siege

The people of Sydney woke up on Tuesday morning to the news that heavily armed police stormed a cafe overnight ending a siege in a coffee shop. Two