Construction is underway on a new six-storey hospital tower as part of the $790 million (US$578 million) Liverpool Health and Academic Precinct, which will bring improved health services to south-western Sydney. In a release on Thursday, New South Wales (NSW) Premier Dominic Perrottet said the new hospital will offer enhanced facilities, including an integrated cancer…
Renewed Flooding Across Sydney Leads to More Evacuation Warnings
State Emergency Services (SES) issued multiple new evacuation orders and warnings across Sydney on Tuesday as torrential rain continued to lash New South Wales (NSW), leading to river and flash flooding. Due to an East Coast low-pressure system, the Bureau of Meteorology issued a severe weather warning on Monday night for a broad area in…
Aussie Man Killed in Shark Attack off Sydney Beach
Several Sydney beaches have been closed after a swimmer was fatally attacked by what was believed to be a great white shark at Buchan Point between Little Bay Beach and Malabar Beach on Wednesday. Emergency services responded to reports that a swimmer had been attacked by a shark at the location around 4.30 p.m., after…
Sydney Swimmer Dies After Being Attacked by 15-foot Shark
SYDNEY—A swimmer on a Sydney beach in Australia died after being attacked Wednesday by what witnesses described as a 4 1/2-meter (15-foot) great white shark. “This person had suffered catastrophic injuries as a result of the attack and there was nothing paramedics could do when we arrived on scene,” New South Wales state Ambulance Inspector…
Largest Escalators in Southern Hemisphere Installed at Australia’s Busiest Railway Station
Sydney’s Central Station—a critical interchange that connects with suburban, intercity, and regional rail services, buses, coaches, and light rail—has installed the longest escalators in the Southern Hemisphere as part of a milestone transformation to Australia’s busiest train station. The nine escalators are 45 metres long and weigh more than 26 tonnes each. At a price…
Jabeur Retires From Sydney QF With Injury; Murray Reaches SF
SYDNEY—Ons Jabeur retired with a lower back injury in the Sydney Classic quarterfinals on Thursday, allowing Anett Kontaveit to advance. The fourth-seeded Kontaveit advanced after the seventh-seeded Tunisian lost the opening set 6–4 and decided to stop soon after. Jabeur received a medical timeout after the set and then attempted to start the second set….
Aussie Artist and Industrial Designer Prints 3-D Parts To Save the Sea
January 3, 2022
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An Australian industrial designer and artist has discovered another potential use for the 3-d printer, saving the world’s reefs, and the art world is supporting his research. Alex Goad, founder and director of Reef Design Lab, has utilised his knowledge of industrial design and his hobby of scuba diving to create viable marine habitats, that…
Australian State Records First Omicron Death
Sydney—New South Wales (NSW) has recorded its first death linked to the Omicron COVID-19 variant, amid a surge of cases that has seen the number of people hospitalised across the state double in the past week. On Monday there were 6324 new infections were diagnosed from more than 97,000 tests on Sunday. However, the state…
Sydney Christmas Seafood Marathon Begins
The Sydney Fish Market’s 36-Hour Seafood Marathon begins bright and early and continues until Christmas Eve. It’s the most wonderful time of the year—when Sydneysiders are able to buy fresh prawns, clams, and lobsters in the dead of night. The Sydney Fish Market’s annual 36-Hour Seafood Marathon will begin at 5 a.m. on Thursday, and…
Unsafe Practices Factors in Australian Baby’s Death
A coroner in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) has recommended a suite of reforms after finding a series of failures contributed to the death of a seven-month-old baby at a Sydney daycare centre. It was only Jack Loh’s fourth visit to the family childcare provider in Randwick when he was found unresponsive…
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