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Future transport summit kicks off in Sydney

​More than 500 guests on Monday attended the first day of "Future Transport Summit" in Sydney, aimed at transforming Sydney's transport system.

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Sydney named Australia's top travel destination

​Sydney has been named as Australia' s number one travel destination, The Daily Telegraph reported Wednesday.

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2 arrested in Australian counter-terrorism operation

​Australian counter-terrorism police arrested two people in Sydney on Tuesday as part of an ongoing police operation.

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World's largest light and ideas festival gets bigger across magnificent Australian harbour

​The world's largest light, music and ideas festival has become even bigger, expanding across the iconic and picturesque Sydney Harbour for a 23-night extravaganza commencing late-May.

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Aust'n PM urged to build high-speed rail link between Sydney, Melbourne

​Australia's Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull will be approached to build a fast rail network to link the nation's two big cities, namely Sydney and Melbourne, in a meeting on Thursday.

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Aussie man dies from Legionaires' disease outbreak

​An elderly Australian has died from the recent outbreak of Legionnaire's disease believed to have spread by a contaminated cooling tower in central Sydney.

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Three shot at Australian industrial site in Sydney

​A man was killed and two others were injured and taken to a hospital following a shooting at a signage business in Sydney's outskirts, Australian police said on Monday.

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Three shot at Australian industrial site in Sydney

​A man was killed and two others were injured and taken to a hospital following a shooting at a signage business in Sydney's outskirts, Australian police said Monday.

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Major Australia cities considered "severely unaffordable": report

​Surging house prices in Australia' s largest cities has contributed to the nation being the second least-affordable country to buy a house, a report revealed on Monday.

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Australian insurance companies pay out over half 1 bln AUD for summer disasters

Australia's insurance companies have paid out over half a billion Australian dollars in the country's four major disasters declared since November last year, with concern costs will climb as more claims are lodged.

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Presley fans go for annual festival in rural Australian town

​Tacky wigs and terrible American accents have donned Sydney's Central Station for the annual migration to the Parks Elvis festival in celebration of the life of 'the king.'

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Australia reflects on first anniversary of Sydney Siege

​Australia is in mourning on Tuesday as the nation remembers the events that unfolded in Sydney's Martin Place that took the lives of Lindt Cafe manager Tori Johnson and barrister Katrina Dawson.

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Aussie corrupt officials help facilitate Sydney smuggling: authorities

​Corrupt officials on Sydney's waterfront have helped facilitate the smuggling of millions of illegal cigarettes, tonnes of tobacco as well as a commercial quantity of cocaine, Australian authorities said on Wednesday.

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Sydney, Melbourne housing key risk to Australia's banking system: Moody's

​Global credit rating agency Moody's on Tuesday said the Sydney and Melbourne housing markets are key risks facing Australia's banking system.

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Australian racial cohesion facing great threat

​The president of Australia's New South Wales Anti-Decimation Board said on Monday that racial cohesion is facing it's greatest threat in 30 years as violence marked anti-Islam and countering anti-racism protests at the weekend.

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Australia's Melbourne a better place to live than Sydney: survey

​The quality of life is officially better in Melbourne than Sydney, according to a survey released on Friday.

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Funeral services to be held for Sydney siege victims

​Funeral services will be held on Tuesday for two hostages died in a cafe siege in downtown Sydney last week.