Tag: Sydney

Three Australian cities are considered among the 20 most expensive cities in the world but London takes the number one spot, especially when it comes to the dating game.

Anti Australia Day graffiti has been sprayed along an 8km stretch of Sydney's Botany Bay foreshore.

Superstar Brad Pitt has landed in Sydney after taking part in the awards season in Hollywood.

The whole world watched as Sydney put on a spectacular New Year fireworks show to celebrate the start of 2014. But not all went to plan with two boats sinking on the Harbour.

Sydney, Australia attracts some of the best musical talent the world over. Make the best of your evenings and experience that talent live at one of these venues.

Both are up there when it comes to the Best Student Cities in the World, but Sydney offers better quality of living, and is more affordable for students, compared to Melbourne.

A triumphant Fire Commissioner has said strategic planning and aggressive back burning has paid off, and the major fire threat authorities had anticipated in the Blue Mountains has been averted.

Three top-level emergency warnings have been declared in NSW affecting residents in the Blue Mountains and Southern Highlands.

The NSW Government are loving themselves at the moment, as Sydney is voted the second best city in the world, ahead of New York, Rome, Toronto and...Melbourne. Awkward.

Prince Harry will make his first official visit to Australia in October to attend events marking the centenary of the first entry of the Royal Australian Navy’s Fleet into Sydney in 1913.

Bill Shorten may have the majority support of the ALP caucus for the party's federal leadership but he's going to have a tough fight winning over NSW rank and file members.

A British-Australian man, Gary Tweddle, who went missing in the Blue Mountains has been farewelled at a service in Sydney, with his father paying tribute to those who searched for him.

Former Australian prime minister Julia Gillard will give candid interviews with author Dr Anne Summers in front of live audiences in Sydney and Melbourne, with both shows selling out.

Australian police have reached a body in the Blue Mountains which they believe to be that of missing British-Australian man Gary Tweddle. The body was found 2km from where the 23-year-old was last seen alive seven weeks ago.

There has been a reported sighting of a body in bushland in the Blue Mountains west of Sydney, suspected to be that of missing British-born Australian man Gary Tweddle.

New South Wales Premier Barry O'Farrell has been involved in a tense altercation with Prime Minister Kevin Rudd on the campaign trail today over Labor's plans to move a major naval base from Sydney to Brisbane.

ELECTION13 | Three candidates with terminal illnesses have launched the Voluntary Euthanasia Party in Sydney today, with the aim of expanding the political movement worldwide.

American actor Matt Damon has entered into Australia's asylum seeker debate while visiting Sydney to promote his new film Elysium.

Deputy Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has claimed that having a beer with embattled MP Craig Thomson was "no big deal", with senior political figures accusing him of bad judgement.

23-year-old Gary Tweddle went missing in the Blue Mountains in the early hours of Tuesday morning, with search efforts entering their second night.

Sydney and the surrounding area have so much to offer. If you're planning a few weeks there, then you need to make sure you pack as much as possible in. Here's our guide to the best places to visit to help you make the most of your holiday.

Australian workers doing plumbing repair work on the Sydney Harbour Bridge have walked off the job after they said two apprentices were exposed to asbestos.

Communications minister Stephen Conroy says he’ll be meeting with stakeholders in Canberra on Thursday to discuss the latest asbestos scare in communities living around the national broadband network (NBN) work sites.

Moviegoers and literature fans have been anticipating the release of Baz Luhrmann’s big screen adaptation of The Great Gatsby, which officially opened the Cannes Film Festival last week. The movie enjoyed it's première in Australia on Wednesday night, at a star-studded event held at Sydney's Fox Studios.

Reality television franchises have collided in Sydney with former Australia’s Next Top Model contender Madeline Huett claiming that producers of British hit Geordie Shore invited her to participate in a threesome with one of the show’s cast members while filming its upcoming Australian season.

The Australian-based production of British reality television program Geordie Shore has already begun courting controversy, with police dispatched to intervene in a public disturbance at the show’s Sydney base in Coogee on the first day of filming.

The truth is definitely out there. Russell Crowe, the Oscar award-wining actor, has uploaded a 23 second clip showing what he claims to be a UFO, but what has since been identified as the mast of a boat.

INTERVIEW | Aussie expat and newly-appointed CEO of Opera Australia, Craig Hassall, shares his career highlights, mentor’s advice and networking tips with MICHELLE MCCUE. He offers his advice to Australians in London trying to pursue careers in the Arts, and reflects on what makes Aussies popular in the UK.

Catch Sarah Blasko perform live from the Sydney Opera House with Sydney International Orchestra using YouTube's live streaming channel.

Whilst London was shivering through the recent cold snap, Sydney was sweating through a heatwave. This photo captures Sydney Harbour on one of those 40 degree nights - sun and cocktails by the sea.

Sydney Harbour welcomed in 2013 with a $6.6 million fireworks spectacular themed 'Embrace' by the event's creative ambassador, Kylie Minogue.

The premiere of Les Miserables in Sydney stopped thousands of shoppers in their tracks, as Hugh Jackman and Russell Crowe walked a red carpet that ran the length of Pitt Street Mall.

Sunrise in Sydney, when the sun's rays first cast over the city's iconic locations, is one of the most beautiful sights in the world.

Australian acting legend Cate Blanchett is wowing London's theatre-going public with an energetic but moving depiction of isolation in the Sydney Theatre Company's new production "Big and Small" at the Barbican.

PHOTOS: View the Sydney New Year's Eve 2012 fireworks spectacular image gallery

THE HARD NOSED TRUTH: Australia’s property hotspots are there for the taking and according to a report by the property group Australian Homebuyers International (AHI), Aussie online property searches continue to grow.