Sydney, Jan 20 (IANS) Two people have died after a car hit a tree west of Sydney in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) on Tuesday morning. The NSW Police Force said in a statement that emergency services were called to reports of the crash near the small town of Black Springs, 135 km west of Sydney, about 10:50 a.m. on Tuesday, Xinhua News Agency reported.Officers arrived at the scene and found that a male driver and female front-seat passenger, both believed to be aged in their 20s, …
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Canberra, Jan 19 (IANS) Australia’s federal parliament has paid tribute to the victims of the Bondi Beach shooting after being reconvened to debate new laws proposed in response to the terror attack. The federal parliament on Monday morning observed a minute of silence as a motion was tabled to honour the 15 victims of the attack that targeted an event celebrating the Jewish festival of Hanukkah at the iconic beach in Sydney’s eastern suburbs on December 14.Addressing the parliament, Prime Minis…
Sydney, Jan 18 (IANS) A landslide impacted three houses in northern Sydney as life-threatening flash flooding has prompted evacuation orders.Residents of the Narrabeen Lagoon area in Sydney’s Northern Beaches, around 19 km north of the central business district, were told to evacuate shortly before 11 p.m. local time Saturday due to rising floodwaters caused by storms that brought intense rainfall, reports Xinhua news agency.The State Emergency Service (SES) said on Sunday morning that authoriti…
Sydney, Jan 18 (IANS) Police in Australia’s state of New South Wales (NSW) said in a statement on Sunday that a man had been seriously injured after he was shot during a public place shooting in Sydney’s west overnight. Police said that emergency services were called to a home in Lalor Park, a suburb of Sydney, at about 11.35 pm local time on Saturday, following reports of a public place shooting, Xinhua News Agency reported.Officers were told unknown people had fired multiple gunshots into a ho…
Sydney, Jan 17 (IANS) A woman has died after her car was struck by a falling tree south of Sydney as strong winds and intense rainfall hit Australia’s east coast on Saturday.Emergency services were called to reports that a tree branch had fallen onto a vehicle around 90 km south of central Sydney shortly before 4 p.m. local time on Saturday.The female driver of the vehicle died at the scene, while a male passenger in the front seat suffered minor injuries. Two rear-seat passengers were not injur…
Canberra, Jan 13 (IANS) Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Tuesday declared that a national day of mourning will be held on January 22 for the victims of the terror attack at Sydney’s Bondi Beach.Flags will be flown at half mast in all government buildings around Australia on January 22 to honour the victims of the attack that targeted an event celebrating the Jewish festival of Hanukkah at the iconic Bondi Beach on December 14., Albanese said at a press conference at Parliament House…
Sydney, Jan 10 (IANS) Belinda Bencic starred in a decisive role by delivering wins in both singles and mixed doubles as Switzerland reached their first-ever final in the United Cup mixed-gender tennis tournament, defeating Belgium in the semifinal and propelling her team to the brink of a historic title on Saturday.The tournament organisers brought forward the start of play by 30 minutes due to extreme heat, with temperatures forecast to reach 43 degrees Celsius in Sydney.The Swiss team started …
Sydney, Jan 9 (IANS) Australia’s Alex de Minaur registered a 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 win over Poland’s Hubert Hurkacz and sent the last United Cup quarterfinal to a deciding mixed doubles tie in Sydney on Friday. The World No. 6 saved all nine break points he faced across his first four service games – including four in the second game of the match – to keep Australia alive after world No. 2 Iga Swiatek rising star Maya Joint in straight sets. The tie will now be decided by the mixed doubles, with…
Sydney, Jan 9 (IANS) A teenage girl has died, and four others have been hospitalised, including two in critical condition, following a collision between two vehicles southwest of Sydney. A police statement on Friday said that emergency services responded to a crash in the town of Appin, 53 km southwest of central Sydney, around 8 pm on Thursday and found that a sedan and a utility vehicle had collided.A 17-year-old girl who was travelling as a passenger in the sedan died at the scene, Xinhua New…
Sydney, Jan 8 (IANS) An umpiring error has come to light following Harry Brook’s dismissal in England’s second innings, which reportedly stemmed from an illegal delivery by Australian all-rounder Beau Webster that went unnoticed. On Day 4 of the Sydney Test, with England at 219/3, Webster trapped Brook lbw for 42, a wicket that handed the tourists a slender 36-run lead. However, replays later showed Webster had overstepped, with his back foot clearly outside the return crease. Third umpire K…