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AFP shuts down massive drug lab in Sydney west

SYDNEY, NSW, Australia - , Australian Federal Police (AFP) have shut down a secret drug lab in Sydney's west and seized more than 100kg of methamphetamine in a major blow to an alleged criminal syndicate. The investigation began in October 2023 after US Customs and Border Protection intercepted a shipment of 27kg of methamphetamine hidden inside blankets from South America, destined for Australia. The drugs had an estimated street value of $25 m...

Biosecurity non-negotiable, says Australian PM before G7 summit

Jul 3,2025

SYDNEY, Australia: Australia will not ease its strict biosecurity rules during trade talks with the United States, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said.. He spoke...

Ceasefire Ignored as Myanmar Struggles with Earthquake Fallout and Civil War

Nearly three months after a devastating earthquake struck Myanmar, the country remains trapped in a deepening crisis, compounded by a brutal civil war that...

Australia’s IVF industry shaken after second Monash mistake

MELBOURNE, Australia: A second embryo mix-up in just two months has pushed one of Australia’s largest IVF providers back into the spotlight, prompting calls...

Major Drug Bust in Sydney: Police Dismantle Meth Lab

Jun 30,2025

SYDNEY, NSW, Australia – , Australian Federal Police (AFP) have shut down a secret drug lab in Sydney’s west and seized more than 100kg...

Measles health alert issued for Sydney

Jun 20,2025

SYDNEY, June 20 (Xinhua) — A health alert for measles has been issued for Sydney after a confirmed case traveled through the city’s international...

China Focus: Study finds tree trunk breathing adaptation cools climate predictions

Jun 19,2025

BEIJING, June 18 (Xinhua) — An international research team led by Chinese scientists has for the first time proposed a theoretical model to explain...

Ice Age shelter high up in the Blue Mountains reveals Aboriginal heritage from 20,000 years ago

Jun 17,2025

Travel back 20,000 years into the last Ice Age, to a time when the upper reaches of the Blue Mountains were treeless and the...

Ancient aboriginal presence in Australia’s frozen highlands redefines Ice Age history

SYDNEY, June 17 (Xinhua) — Evidence of Australia’s earliest high-altitude Ice Age human occupation has been uncovered in the Blue Mountains west of Sydney,...

3 injured in shooting in western Sydney

Jun 16,2025

SYDNEY, June 16 (Xinhua) — Three people have been injured in a shooting in Sydney’s western suburbs on Monday. Police in the state of...

2 hospitalized following explosion at western Sydney apartment block

Jun 15,2025

SYDNEY, June 13 (Xinhua) — Two men have been hospitalized following an explosion at an apartment block in western Sydney on Friday morning. Emergency...

Australian man charged over alleged role in U.S. drug trafficking operation

Jun 12,2025

SYDNEY, June 12 (Xinhua) — A Sydney man is facing life in prison after being charged by federal authorities over his alleged involvement in...

Bertie Carvel to play Cornelius Fudge in ‘Harry Potter’ series

Jun 9,2025

Washington DC [US], June 9 (ANI): Tony and Olivier Award-winning actor Bertie Carvel has joined the cast of HBO’s upcoming Harry Potter TV series....

2.6 million low-income Australian workers to benefit from pay hike

Jun 6,2025

SYDNEY, Australia: Australia’s independent wage-setting body, the Fair Work Commission (FWC), has announced a 3.5 percent increase in the national minimum wage starting July...

Sydney man hospitalized after being assaulted by armed home invaders

Jun 5,2025

SYDNEY, June 4 (Xinhua) — A man has been hospitalized after being assaulted by a group of armed home invaders in western Sydney in...

Man Killed in Stabbing in Australia’s Sydney

Jun 3,2025

TEHRAN ( Tasnim) A man was killed in a stabbing in western Sydney described by police as a “gruesome” attack. – Other Media news...

Trees may emit less CO2 under climate warming than expected: study

SYDNEY, May 31 (Xinhua) — Trees may release far less carbon dioxide (CO2) under future climate warming than previously thought, potentially easing fears of...

‘Harry Potter’ series finds its Harry, Ron, and Hermoine

May 28,2025

Los Angeles [US], May 28 (ANI): HBO’s ‘Harry Potter’ TV series has officially found its Harry, Ron and Hermione. Dominic McLaughlin, Arabella Stanton and...

New Sydney police taskforce to investigate escalation in violent crimes

May 27,2025

SYDNEY, May 27 (Xinhua) — A new police taskforce has been established to investigate and suppress a string of violent crimes in Sydney linked...

Major disruptions continue after power cable fell on top of Sydney train

May 21,2025

SYDNEY, May 21 (Xinhua) — Commuters in Australia’s Sydney have been told to avoid traveling by train on Wednesday due to major delays after...

Man arrested, charged after immigration detention center contractors attacked in Sydney

May 17,2025

SYDNEY, May 17 (Xinhua) — A man who allegedly attacked two immigration detention center contractors while being transported to Sydney Airport to be deported...