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Police Blanket Sydney For New Year’s Eve After Bondi Beach Terror Response Draws Scrutiny
Australia’s largest city, Sydney, was swarmed with thousands of police on New Year’s Eve after a botched response to an Islamic terror attack that cost 15 people their lives. New South Wales police headquarters said…
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Sam Altman Says He’s ‘Delighted To Be Wrong’ About AI’s Impact On Jobs
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said Tuesday that the impact of artificial intelligence is unlikely to cause a “jobs apocalypse.” Altman spoke virtually at the Commonwealth Bank Conferences in Sydney, Australia, where he…
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Canberra Population Query
Roughly **285 km (175 miles)** via the M31 (Hume Highway) — the main inland route — taking about **3 hours** in light traffic. From Sydney's CBD to Canberra's CBD. A coastal altern

'Jurassic Park' Star Sam Neill Dies at 78 After Cancer Battle

Sam Neill, the actor best known for playing paleontologist Dr. Alan Grant in “Jurassic Park,” has died at age 78, his family announced Monday. According to Page Six , Neill died in Sydney, Australia, surrounded by…

Perceptiv Unifies Global SEO Teams Across Three Regions

Perceptiv Media has unified its Sydney, India, and Dubai operations into a single continuous delivery engine that pairs AI SEO specialists with data scientists across time zones to enable near real-time analysis and round-the-clock optimization, addressing how generative AI and changing consumer behavior are reshaping search and squeezing SMB marketing budgets. The move aims to move beyond traditional keyword targeting to sustain data-driven SEO with no downtime as demand tightens and returns diminish under evolving search dynamics.

Aboriginal Business Directory reported as Australia's go-to platform

Aboriginal Business Directory is a national Australian platform that connects consumers, communities and procurement teams with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander–owned businesses, searchable by category, city or distance with free listings and paid exposure options. It aggregates listings from all states and territories, features established Indigenous organisations, and highlights new additions across major cities to promote Indigenous enterprise and reconciliation.

Body recovered from water in Rose Bay Sydney

Police in Sydney's Rose Bay found a man's body near Vickery Avenue around 5pm on Thursday. The body has been removed, is not yet identified, and an investigation has been launched with a coroner's report expected.

Overview

Sydney is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in Australia. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about 80 kilometres (50 mi) from the Pacific Ocean in the east to the Blue Mountains in the west, and about 80 kilometres (50 mi) from Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park and the Hawkesbury River in the north and north-west, to the Royal National Park and Macarthur in the south and south-west. Greater Sydney consists of 658 suburbs, spread across 33 local government areas. Residents of the city are colloquially known as "Sydneysiders". The estimated population in June 2025 was 5,638,830, which is about 66% of the state's population. The city's nicknames include the Emerald City and the Harbour City.

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Sydney is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in Australia. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about 80 kilometres (50 mi) from the Pacific Ocean in the east to the Blue Mountains in the west, and about 80 kilometres (50 mi) from Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park and the Hawkesbury River in the north and north-west, to the Royal National Park and Macarthur in the south and south-west. Greater Sydney consists of 658 suburbs, spread across 33 local government areas. Residents of the city are colloquially known as "Sydneysiders". The estimated population in June 2025 was 5,638,830, which is about 66% of the state's population. The city's nicknames include the Emerald City and the Harbour City.

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Notable quotes

“Distance is the continual theme and has been one of the main conditioning factors in Australian history. She was distant and dependent, a continent swinging on a long chain in antipodean darkness.”
— Marjorie Barnard, A History of Australia (1962)
“[At the time of Federation] Most Australians were still strangers in a new land. The land was only half won.”
— Geoffrey Blainey, A Land Half Won (1980)
“I have just finished writing a full-sized novel; title, Such is Life; scenery, and northern Vic.; temper, democratic; bias, offensively Australian.”
— Joseph Furphy, self-introduction to , published in The Bulletin (4 April 1897). Quoted in Iris Murdoch, (1962), ch. 9
“Earth is here so kind, that just tickle her with a hoe and she laughs with a harvest.”
— Douglas William Jerrold, "A Land of Plenty", The Wit and Opinions of Douglas Jerrold (1859)
“Surely what the Americans have done by war, Australians can bring about in peace.”
— Sir Henry Parkes, Tenterfield Oration (24 October 1889)
“Australia began her political history as a crouching serf kept in subjection by the whip of a ruffian gaoler, and her progress, so far, consists merely in a change of masters.”
— The Bulletin, vol. 8, no. 416 (21 January 1888)

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In the Arcade

ZoeCraft: Sydney Sturgess EditionMine, build, and adopt pets — from Sarasota to Candyland. Now starring the Sydney Sturgess parody.Landgrab: Sydney Meyer EditionPaint the map. Hold the line. Take the world. Now starring the Sydney Meyer parody.

Studio characters

Algernon Sydney BiddleThe late-night sketch version — live in your chat.Sydney McLaughlin-LevroneAsk the American hurdler everything the interviews skip.Paul Sydney BratermanThe Scottish chemist with one more glorious tangent.

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