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NEWS ABOUT: Sydney

Sydney stories: 26 news summaries

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 Aussie Bridge 
 Has a Cow, Man 

Sydney Harbour span picnic features livestock, hectare of real turf

Oct 22, 09 1:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - Australians will get up close and personal with their breakfast on Sunday when 15 cows and a football field’s worth of turf take over the Sydney Harbour Bridge for a picnic. The cows and grass are part of “Breakfast on the Bridge,” an event that showcases regional... More »

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milk • cows • bridge • Sydney • grass

 Red Dust Blankets Sydney 

Air quality 'dangerous' as limited visibility forces incoming flights to be diverted

Sep 22, 09 8:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - Red dust blowing in from the Australian Outback covered Sydney today, snarling air travel and forcing locals to don masks to venture outdoors. “It’s like a nuclear winter morning,” one visitor told Bloomberg; the state government called air quality “hazardous.” Visibility was under 50 feet... More »

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Australia • Sydney • air quality • flight delays • diversions • dust storm

 Jacko Glove Sells for $49K 

King of Pop's signature accessory fetches twice expected price

Sep 6, 09 12:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - One of Michael Jackson’s jewel-encrusted gloves sold for $49,000 in an Australian auction, Reuters reports. The glove, which was the first to go up for sale since Jackson died in June, sold for nearly twice what the Bonhams and Goodman auction house expected. "There was a huge... More »

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music • pop music • auction • Sydney • Michael Jackson • bidding war • Debbie Rowe • glove

 'Out-of-Shape' Crowe
Bests Journo in Bike Duel

Actor challenges gossip columnist after she pokes fun at his fitness

Sep 4, 09 1:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - Aussie gossip columnist Annette Sharp had to face down a challenge from Russell Crowe the day after she mocked the Gladiator star for puffing on cigarettes during a Sydney bike ride and chowing down on tacos, she writes for Australia's News Network. "Get on your bike," the star's... More »

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Australia • gossip • Sydney • bicycle • Russell Crowe • actor • Baz Luhrmann

 Blanchett 
 Bloodied 
 in Stage 
 Accident 

In Streetcar performance, radio destined for window finds her head instead

Sep 2, 09 2:37 PM CDT
(Newser) - Cate Blanchett left the stage of a Sydney performance of A Streetcar Named Desire with a bloodied head after a prop mishap, the Telegraph reports. A co-star charged with throwing a radio out of window during a fight “sort of slipped and hit her in the head,... More »

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entertainment • theater • Australia • accident • Cate Blanchett • Sydney • head injury • Tennessee Williams • A Streetcar Named Desire

(Newser) - Sharpshooters with night-vision goggles have been dispatched to protect a penguin colony near Sydney, Australia, the BBC reports. The mutilated bodies of nine fairy penguins—the world's smallest penguin species at just 15 inches high—from the vulnerable colony have been found over the last two weeks. Wildlife officials have... More »

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Australia • wildlife • penguin • Sydney • sniper

 Cops Seek Help 
 With Grisly Murder Case 

Australian police seek leads in grisly murder

Apr 24, 09 1:43 PM CDT
(Newser) - Australian police, frustrated by the lack of leads in the 2008 murder of a Chinese immigrant, have released photos showing the 34-year-old’s grisly death, Reuters reports. Chen Liu was shot 34 times in the head and neck with a high-powered nail gun before his body was dumped in a... More »

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Australia • murder • homicide • death • Sydney • New South Wales • nail gun • Chen Liu

 Aussie Pageant Teen 
 'Dangerously Thin' 

 

Contestant meets World Health Authority standards for malnourishment, says doc

Apr 24, 09 3:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - Health experts are sounding the alarm over a dangerously underweight Australian beauty contestant in the Miss Universe pageant in Sydney, reports the Telegraph. Observers were stunned by the protruding bones of 19-year-old Stephanie Naumoska, who stands 5 foot 11 and weighs just 108 pounds. "There appears to be significant... More »

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bulimia • Australia • anorexia • Miss Universe • starvation • Sydney • Miss Universe pageant • eating disorders • beauty contest

 It's Lights Out for Earth Hour 


Mar 28, 09 10:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - Earth Hour is under way. The annual event in which cities around the world dim their lights for an hour at 8:30pm local time kicked off in Sydney, Australia, the Age reports. China's Bird's Nest stadium, London's Big Ben, the Eiffel Tower, the Vatican, and the Empire State Building... More »

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environment • Australia • Melbourne • Sydney • Earth Hour • nocturnal darkness

(Newser) - London has tumbled off its perch atop the list of priciest places to buy residential property, the Financial Times reports, allowing Monaco to swoop in and take the crown. Monaco’s top properties now fetch $68,000 per square meter, compared to $38,000 for London and $22,500... More »

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London • Manhattan • Moscow • Hong Kong • Rome • Paris • Tokyo • Singapore • Monaco • home prices • Sydney

Sydney Airport Defends Security After Gang Killing

Police say security did all they could

Mar 23, 09 1:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - Officials are defending security systems after a gang of bikers fatally beat a man inside Sydney Airport—then fled in taxis, reports the Sydney Morning Herald. "The police can't be everywhere and this could have happened anywhere," said the federal police commissioner. Horrified passengers watched as... More »

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Australia • murder • death • airport security • Sydney • bike gang

(Newser) - Nicole Kidman “squirmed” through the Sydney premier of her movie, Australia, and fled the country soon after, the Sydney Morning Herald reports. “I can't look at this movie and be proud of what I've done,” the actress said. “It's just impossible for me to... More »

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Nicole Kidman • film • Australia • movie premiere • Sydney • anxiety • Keith Urban • Hugh Jackman • Baz Luhrmann

 World Bids 2008 Good Riddance 

Revelers hope 2009 will bring better luck

Dec 31, 08 9:57 AM CST
(AP) - Fireworks exploded over Sydney's shimmering harbor today, as the world's first major city to ring in 2009 celebrated the end of a rocky year with cheers, beers, and a sense of relief. "I'm looking forward to 2009," said a spectator. "Because it can't get much worse."... More »

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Australia • Japan • Asia • Hong Kong • fireworks • Philippines • Malaysia • Sydney • New Year's Eve • New Year

Aussie Feces Fracas Drags Bacon's Name Down Under

Squabble falls within
6 degrees of culprit

Oct 28, 08 2:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - No, actor Kevin Bacon did not poop in anyone’s ice cream, reports Australia's Age. That we know of. But Stephen and Jessica Whyte insist someone put human feces in the gelato they were served at a Sydney hotel. Newspapers noticed that the Whytes have ties to a... More »

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Australia • Sydney • Kevin Bacon • ice cream • poop

 End of Tale for Baby Whale

Stranded humpback calf put down after nuzzling Sidney ships

Aug 22, 08 5:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - A lost baby humpback whale who broke the world's heart when it nuzzled ships near Sydney was put down today with an overdose of anesthetic, reports the Australian. Experts say the calf, dubbed Colin, had no chance of surviving. The whale had been attacked by sharks and needed several months... More »

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Australia • humpback whale • Sydney • marine mammals • baby whale

 Pope to Kids:
 Spurn 'Spiritual Desert' 

Young should change lives of 'quiet despair,' Benedict pleads

Jul 20, 08 9:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - Pope Benedict XVI called on young Christians to revive spirituality by rejecting modern society's greed and materialism, AP reports. At a mass of 350,000 young pilgrims in Sydney, and a global TV audience of millions, the pope called for "a new age in which hope liberates us from... More »

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Pope Benedict XVI • Christianity • religion • Mass • pilgrims • Sydney • Roman Catholicism • World Youth Day

Mickey Mouse Hat Doesn't Get Pope's Blessing

Youth Day gift from Disney fans can't lure Benedict into photo op

Jul 18, 08 2:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - Photographers, children and Disney executives were sorely disappointed this morning when Pope Benedict refused to don a black Mickey Mouse hat, complete with ears, in place of his usual white skullcap. A group from Orange County, Calif., presented Benedict with the getup during World Youth Day festivities in Australia, Reuters... More »

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Pope Benedict XVI • Australia • Mickey Mouse • Sydney

At $68 Per Day, London Parking Obscures Gas Prices

Sydney ($54.50 a day) and New York ($40) relative bargains by comparison

Jul 16, 08 5:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Besides skyrocketing gas prices, there's another reason to ditch your car: the steep cost of parking. The Economist breaks down the cities with the most expensive spots:
  1. London—$1,167 a month, $68 a day
  2. Sydney—$774.76 a month, $54.50 a day
  3. Hong Kong—$742.40 a
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London • New York • Hong Kong • parking space • Sydney • cities • cars

Aussie Court Strikes Down Law Banning Pope Protests

Law against 'annoying' Catholics attending papal events ruled unconstitutional

Jul 15, 08 3:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - An Australian court has struck down a law aimed at curbing protests during Pope Benedict XVI's visit Down Under, reports Reuters. The law, ruled unconstitutional, had banned protesters from "annoying" those attending papal events. People handing out condoms or wearing anti-Pope t-shirts faced possible $5,000 fines. More »

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Pope Benedict XVI • Australia • protests • Catholicism • Sydney • Catholic • freedom of speech • protesters

Aussie Anglican Won't Make Nice for Papal Visit

Cleric has no beef
with controversial government funding

May 26, 08 1:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - An influential Anglican cleric won’t be welcoming Pope Benedict to Australia with open arms. But the outspoken dean of Sydney, whose brother is the city's archbishop, says he has no trouble with the public funding that's going toward the pontiff's July visit. Phillip Jensen says he won’t be... More »

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Pope Benedict XVI • Australia • Anglican Church • religion • Sydney • Anglican • Phillip Jensen

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