World Apr 14 Officer, bystanders lauded for confronting man who killed 6 at a Sydney shopping mall By Rick Rycroft, Keiran Smith, Associated Press
World Apr 13 Man stabs 6 people to death at Sydney mall before being fatally shot by police New South Wales police said they believed a 40-year-old man was responsible for the Saturday afternoon attack at the Westfield Shopping Centre in Bondi Junction, in the city’s eastern suburbs. By Rick Rycroft, Associated Press
World Jul 07 Floodwaters recede from Sydney area as rain threat moves north Floodwaters are receding in Sydney and its surrounding area as heavy rain threatens to inundate towns north of Australia's largest city. By Associated Press
World Jul 05 Torrential rain floods Sydney, affecting 50,000 residents Hundreds of homes have been inundated in and around Australia's largest city in a flood emergency that was causing trouble for 50,000 people. By Rod McGuirk, Mark Baker, Associated Press
World Jul 03 Watch 2:23 News Wrap: Akron police fatally shot unarmed Black man Jayland Walker, authorities say In our news wrap Sunday, authorities in Akron, Ohio say 25-year-old Black man Jayland Walker was unarmed when police fatally shot him last week, police in Copenhagen, Denmark say several people are dead after a mall shooting, at least five…
Jul 03 Thousands evacuate Sydney suburbs amid heavy rains and floods By Associated Press The Bureau of Meteorology issued a severe weather warning for heavy rain and flash floods and winds of up to 90 kilometers (55 miles) per hour along the coast of Australia’s most populous city and other parts of New South… Continue reading
May 29 Indigenous artists illuminate Sydney Opera House in light festival By Corinne Segal More than 90 installations appear at this year's Vivid Sydney festival. Continue reading
Dec 15 Watch 7:44 Deadly hostage siege in Australia was ‘act of a desperate man’ By PBS News Hour Australian police stormed a cafe in Sydney where a lone gunman had held several hostages for hours, ending the siege with heavy gunfire. Two hostages were killed, in addition to the suspect. Judy Woodruff learns more from Sydney-based journalist Stuart… Continue watching
Dec 15 Gunman named as café siege in Sydney ends By Larisa Epatko The man who held more than a dozen people hostage in a café in Sydney is believed to be self-described cleric Man Haron Monis, according to Australian news reports. Continue reading
Dec 14 Hostage situation unfolds at cafe in Sydney By Elisabeth Ponsot Police are responding after at least one gunman reportedly took hostages at a cafe in Sydney on Monday morning. Continue reading