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Qantas Unveils Nonstop Sydney-New York Flights

Qantas Unveils Nonstop Sydney-New York Flights

Qantas will launch nonstop flights between Sydney and New York from the middle of 2028. The service will be the first ever nonstop commercial link between… The post Qantas Unveils Nonstop Sydney-New York Flights first appeared on The Aviation Hub .

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Sep 23, 2026 · byThe Aviation Hub
Coogee ranks as Sydney’s worst ocean beach for faecal pollution – again

Coogee ranks as Sydney’s worst ocean beach for faecal pollution – again

Seventy-nine per cent of all NSW swimming sites rated ‘good’ or ‘very good’, as state’s cleanest and most polluted beaches revealed Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Coogee has ranked as the Sydney ocean beach most polluted with faecal matter, an annual state survey has found. Of 245 swimming sites across New South Wales, 43 sites (17.6%) received a rating of “poor” or “very poor” in the 2026 State of the Beaches report , part of an annual survey by the state’s environment department. Continue reading...

Sep 23, 2026 · byThe Guardian
Isaac Heeney ‘looking forward’ to addressing Sydney teammates as banned players return to club

Isaac Heeney ‘looking forward’ to addressing Sydney teammates as banned players return to club

Heeney, Warner, Blakey, Jordon and Bice attend exit meetings The five have not been to Swans HQ since August suspension Sydney vice-captain Isaac Heeney says he is looking forward to addressing his teammates after the Swans’ five suspended players made their return to the club’s headquarters. Heeney, Chad Warner, Nick Blakey, James Jordon and Riley Bice on Wednesday appeared at the Swans’ base at Moore Park for the first time since being banned for breaching club standards in August. Continue reading...

Sep 23, 2026 · byThe Guardian
Jesse Baird ‘petrified’ of Beau Lamarre-Condon and kept repeating ‘he has a gun’, court hears

Jesse Baird ‘petrified’ of Beau Lamarre-Condon and kept repeating ‘he has a gun’, court hears

Friend sobs in witness box and tells Sydney murder trial Baird was scared to go to the police Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Jesse Baird was “petrified” of Beau Lamarre-Condon because he was an armed police officer who could make a false allegation that would ruin his career, a court has heard. Lamarre-Condon has been accused of fatally shooting Sydney couple Jesse Baird, 26, and Luke Davies, 29, with a police service weapon at Baird’s Paddington home on 19 February 2024. Continue reading...

Sep 23, 2026 · byThe Guardian
Qantas announces 18-hour direct flights from Sydney to New York

Qantas announces 18-hour direct flights from Sydney to New York

Flying from 2028, it’s the national carrier’s second ultra long-haul route after Sydney to London direct takes off in 2027 Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Travellers will be able to fly between Sydney and New York in just 18 hours from mid-2028 when Qantas launches its second ultra-long-haul route, cutting at least three hours from the travel time. The route will be the second in Qantas’ Project Sunrise expansion plans, after new Sydney-London direct flights to begin in October 2027. Continue reading...

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Sep 23, 2026 · byThe Guardian
Jacinda Ardern and husband Clarke Gayford buy $5.3m home in Sydney’s northern beaches

Jacinda Ardern and husband Clarke Gayford buy $5.3m home in Sydney’s northern beaches

Former New Zealand prime minister’s purchase biggest recorded in suburb of Dee Why this year Jacinda Ardern and her husband, Clarke Gayford, have bought a $5.3m house in Sydney’s northern beaches, according to a source with knowledge of the sale. The former New Zealand prime minister settled on a house in Dee Why after looking at properties in the area including in nearby Curl Curl. Continue reading...

Sep 22, 2026 · byThe Guardian
‘I understood what women have been going through’: fourth alleged victim testifies at Alan Jones trial

‘I understood what women have been going through’: fourth alleged victim testifies at Alan Jones trial

Executive tells court he was groped on bottom at Sydney event after ex-broadcaster pleads not guilty to 21 indecent assault and sexual touching charges An executive has testified in a Sydney court that he didn’t react when allegedly groped by talkback titan Alan Jones because he didn’t want to cause a scene. The fourth alleged victim gave evidence on Tuesday in the trial of the retired broadcaster who has pleaded not guilty to 21 indecent assault and sexual touching charges. One charge was withdrawn on Monday. Continue reading...

Sep 22, 2026 · byThe Guardian
Political fight over gun buyback after boy, 11, shot in the face and neck in Sydney apartment

Political fight over gun buyback after boy, 11, shot in the face and neck in Sydney apartment

Police don’t know if shooting accidental as Labor attacks opposition vow to scrap gun buyback announced after Bondi massacre The shooting of an 11-year-old boy in Sydney’s north-west was a “tragic reminder” of the danger of guns, the New South Wales premier, Chris Minns, has said while the opposition defends “backflipping” on a gun buyback . The child was transported to Westmead Children’s hospital in a critical condition on Monday evening after suffering gunshot wounds to his face and neck at a unit in Norwest, NSW police said. Continue reading...

Sep 22, 2026 · byThe Guardian
Former cop Beau Lamarre-Condon argues self-defence in double murder trial citing struggle over gun

Former cop Beau Lamarre-Condon argues self-defence in double murder trial citing struggle over gun

Lamarre-Condon has pleaded not guilty to fatally shooting Jesse Baird, 26, and his partner, 29-year-old Luke Davies, with police service weapon in 2024 Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A former police officer claims he killed two men in self-defence and began cleaning up the crime scene because he “panicked”, a Sydney court has heard. Beau Lamarre-Condon, 31, has been accused of fatally shooting 26-year-old Jesse Baird and his partner, Luke Davies, 29, with a police service weapon at Baird’s Paddington home on 19 February 2024. Continue reading...

Sep 22, 2026 · byThe Guardian
Sydney cockatoos reveal how animal culture helps them adapt to city life

Sydney cockatoos reveal how animal culture helps them adapt to city life

Sulfur-crested cockatoos are surprisingly smart. In Australian cities such as Brisbane and Sydney, they've learned how to turn on drinking fountains by twisting the handle with their feet. In Sydney, they're even able to lift the lids of municipal garbage cans to get to the leftover food scraps inside.

Sep 21, 2026 · byPhys.org
Australia news live: Chalmers says migration needed for falling birth rate; city of Sydney bans smart glasses

Australia news live: Chalmers says migration needed for falling birth rate; city of Sydney bans smart glasses

Follow the day’s news live Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Anthony Albanese has met with Ursula von der Leyen on the sidelines of the United Nations general assembly, to talk free trade, China, critical mineral and AI. The prime minister and president of the European Commission were joined by the president of the European Council, Antonio Costa . I work closely with the prime minister and [women’s minister] Katy Gallagher and the relevant ministers to make sure that police and others get the resourcing they need, working with state governments. Continue reading...

Sep 21, 2026 · byThe Guardian
Rebel Wilson back in court as The Deb producers sue star over allegedly blocking film

Rebel Wilson back in court as The Deb producers sue star over allegedly blocking film

Hollywood actress appears in NSW supreme court in Sydney for the latest lawsuit over her directorial debut Hollywood star Rebel Wilson had a “last chance” phone call with her film’s co-producers over a dispute about up-front costs and her $1 million fee, a judge has heard. The Pitch Perfect and Bridesmaids star appeared in the NSW supreme court in Sydney on Monday in the latest lawsuit over her directorial debut, a musical comedy named The Deb. Continue reading...

Sep 21, 2026 · byThe Guardian
Boy, 11, in serious condition after being shot in face and neck in Sydney home

Boy, 11, in serious condition after being shot in face and neck in Sydney home

Five other people in house at the time of the shooting were unharmed, police say An 11-year-old boy has been taken to hospital in a serious condition after being shot in a home in Sydney’s north-west. Emergency services responded to reports of a shooting at a property in Norwest at about 5pm on Monday. Continue reading...

Sep 21, 2026 · byThe Guardian
Sydney and parts of NSW swelter through temperatures in the 30s before plummeting 10C within hours

Sydney and parts of NSW swelter through temperatures in the 30s before plummeting 10C within hours

Temperatures in Sydney’s outer west peaked at 35C and 32C in the city on Monday before a cool change from the south-east Sydney and parts of New South Wales have sweltered through an “unseasonably warm” weekend, with temperatures climbing more than 10C above the September average, before a cool change swept much of the coast on Monday. The early burst of heat, part of a classic “ spring rollercoaster ”, brought summery hot weather conditions to the state. Continue reading...

Sep 21, 2026 · byThe Guardian
One complainant withdrawn from Alan Jones trial bringing number of alleged victims to five

One complainant withdrawn from Alan Jones trial bringing number of alleged victims to five

Court also hears from four people who say they didn’t witness alleged offence against another complainant One of Alan Jones’s accusers has had his allegation withdrawn, with one charge of assault with an act of indecency dramatically dropped from the former broadcaster’s trial. The allegation, dating from 2012 and brought by a complainant pseudonymised as F, was withdrawn by the prosecution in a Sydney court on Monday afternoon. Continue reading...

Sep 21, 2026 · byThe Guardian