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People are being advised to delay their Christmas travel plans due to the fire

'Catastrophic' conditions fuelling Australian bushfires

Catastrophic conditions have fuelled massive bushfires across Australia's New South Wales state, with two blazes around Sydney burning at emergency level, while in South Australia one person was found dead in a fire zone.

World • 21 Dec 19

The Gospers Mountain mega fire, which burned nearly 1.1 million acres northwest of Sydney

Australia's NSW braces for catastrophic fire conditions

Firefighters in the Australian state of New South Wales are bracing for "catastrophic" fire conditions as temperatures well above 40C and strong winds were set to fuel more than 100 fires burning across the state.

World • 21 Dec 19

Australia has been dealing with an unprecedented bushfire crisis

Australian PM apologises for holiday during fire crisis

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has cut short a Hawaii holiday following criticism for holidaying while his country deals with an unprecedented bushfire crisis.

Australia • 20 Dec 19

Some 100 fires have been burning for weeks in New South Wales

7-day state of emergency declared in Australia's NSW

Australian authorities have declared a seven-day state of emergency in New South Wales.

World • 19 Dec 19

Fire crews work to protect properties as the fires intensify

Australia braces for heatwave as bushfires burn

Out of control bushfires forced residents in eastern Australia to leave their homes, as other parts of the country braced for a heatwave due next week.

World • 07 Dec 19

Walkabout Wildlife Park said it had shipped out lizards, dingoes, peacocks and marsupials (Pic: Walkabout Wildlife Park Facebook)

Fires force evacuation of wildlife from Sydney park

Three hundred animals have been evacuated from a wildlife park north of Sydney as massive bushfires encircled Australia's largest city and foreign firefighters arrived to relieve beleaguered local forces.

News Lens • 06 Dec 19

The two men are charged with murdering Paul William Tavelardis in Sydney

Irish murder charge men claiming intoxication defence

Intoxication will play a major part in the defence of two Irish tourists accused of murdering a 66-year-old Indigenous man in Sydney, a court has heard.

World • 06 Dec 19

Hundreds of bushfires have burned out of control since September

Bushfires causing unprecedented pollution in Sydney

Australian bushfires have caused unprecedented pollution in Sydney and along the country's east coast, officials have said, with smoke and dust burning residents' eyes and prompting a spike in respiratory complaints.

News Lens • 05 Dec 19

Members of the public used a milk crate to hold the man down

Public praised as heroes as Sydney attacker stopped

A woman was taken to hospital after being stabbed in Sydney in what appeared to be an unprovoked attack by a man who was restrained by members of the public and then taken into custody, police said.

World • 13 Aug 19

An investigation is under way into the crash in the Sydney suburb of Chifley

Irishman arrested at airport charged over road crash

An Irishman has been charged in Australia with dangerous driving causing bodily harm after two men were left seriously injured in a road crash.

Ireland • 30 Jul 19

Police described the scene as 'horrific'

Australian woman allegedly decapitated mother

An Australian woman charged with murder has been sent for a medical assessment amid reports she decapitated her mother.

World • 21 Jul 19

Pictures courtesy of Australian band Hurricane Fall

35 hurt as severe turbulence hits Air Canada flight

An Air Canada flight was diverted to Hawaii after a sudden case of severe turbulence left 35 passengers with minor injuries, the carrier said in a statement.

World • 12 Jul 19

The young boy fell as he tried to board the train with his mother

WATCH: Child rescued after falling from train platform

Australian authorities have released security images of a child falling between a train station platform and a train, as a reminder to parents to stay vigilant during the busy school holidays.

World • 02 Jul 19

ABC's editorial director Craig McMurtrie speaks to the media after the police raid

Australian police raid public broadcaster's HQ

Australian police have raided the headquarters of public broadcaster ABC, the second high-profile probe into news outlets in 24 hours, amid a crackdown on sensitive leaks.

World • 05 Jun 19

The Co Leitrim man was driving to work in Sydney when the collision occurred

Leitrim man dies in Sydney road crash

The man who was killed in a car crash in Sydney, Australia, has been named as Francis Shanley from Bornacoola in Co Leitrim.

Ireland • 09 May 19

Police arrested a man, believed involved in the scam, at Sydney airport

Three Irish men held in Sydney over roofing scam

Three Irish nationals, who allegedly ran a roof fixing scam targeting pensioners in Sydney, have been arrested trying to leave Australia.

World • 14 Mar 19

Australians reportedly use about ten million straws a day

Strawkling: Diving in to tackle the scourge of plastic

It's a weekend morning and a group of about 50 people are out for a gentle morning snorkel in Sydney's world-famous harbour.

News Lens • 06 Mar 19

Nurses staging a demonstration in Sydney (Pic: Nursesofaustralia)

Irish nurses in Sydney hold protest supporting strike

More than 250 Irish nurses staged a demonstration at the Sydney Opera House yesterday in support of their striking colleagues.

Health • 20 Jan 19

Christopher McLaughlin (L) and Nathan Kelly appeared in court via video-link from separate prisons

Irishmen charged with murder in Australia refused bail

Two Irishmen accused of murdering a 66-year-old man in Sydney will remain behind bars after a judge formally refused them bail.

World • 09 Jan 19

Christopher McLaughlin (L) and Nathan Kelly are due in court

Two Donegal men charged with murder in Australia

Two men from Co Donegal have been charged with murdering a 66-year-old man in Australia.

Ireland • 08 Jan 19

The construction firm Icon has defended the tower, describing it as 'structurally sound'

'Cracking' Sydney tower residents evacuated again

Residents of a recently completed high-rise apartment block in Australia that made "cracking noises" on Christmas Eve have been moved out again as engineers work "around the clock" to fix the issue.

World • 27 Dec 18

Police "identified there was a crack in the building", he added, alerting emergency services

Thousands evacuated after 'loud crack' in Sydney tower

Australian police evacuated thousands of people in west Sydney late on Christmas Eve, after residents reported hearing a "loud crack" from a 38-storey building.

World • 24 Dec 18

Cathrina Cahill is seen entering the prison van at the Supreme Court in Sydney

Irishwoman tells of fiancé's violence before killing

An Irishwoman who killed her fiancé in Sydney has told a court of his repeated violence, including punching strangers and biting her all over her body, and how he accused her of sleeping with other men.

Courts • 02 Nov 18

Vienna has pushed Melbourne into second place on the Global Liveability Index

Vienna world's 'most liveable city' - survey

Vienna is the most "liveable" city in the world, according to a new survey, making it the first time a European city topped the Economist Intelligence Unit's annual Global Liveability Index.

World • 14 Aug 18

Police said they chased the animal over the bridge before dawn

Skipping Bail? Wallaby leads police on Sydney chase

A wallaby hopping across the Sydney Harbour Bridge held up early-morning traffic in Australia's biggest city today, before being caught downtown by police officers.

News Lens • 16 Jan 18