60 h. ago New Year’s Eve as it happened: Sydney welcomes 2026 with spectacular fireworks display

Look back on our live coverage as Sydney celebrated New Year’s Eve and welcomed 2026 amid a heightened police presence following the Bondi terror attack.

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61 h. ago Sydney NYE LIVE updates: Sydney welcomes 2026 with spectacular fireworks display

Follow along for live updates as Sydney celebrates New Year’s Eve amid a heightened police presence following the Bondi terror attack.

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61 h. ago Sydney NYE LIVE updates: The countdown is on as midnight fireworks loom

Follow along for live updates as Sydney celebrates New Year’s Eve amid a heightened police presence following the Bondi terror attack.

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66 h. ago Sydneysiders pack out vantage points ahead of New Year’s Eve celebrations

Tens of thousands of people have made their way to key viewing spots for the world-famous Sydney New Year's Eve fireworks display.

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67 h. ago Woman charged after 30 shots fired at Sydney home with kids inside

A woman has been charged over a shooting where more than 30 rounds were fired into a Sydney home with children inside earlier this year.

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68 h. ago Sydney NYE LIVE updates: First fireworks light up the harbour as Sydney celebrates

Follow along as we bring you the latest live updates as Sydney gears up for New Year’s Eve celebrations amid a heightened police presence following the Bondi terror attack.

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3 d. ago Woman charged after more than 30 gunshots fired at Sydney home

Four young children were inside the home when a carload of assailants opened fire. It is the second time the house has been targeted.

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3 d. ago Nine tonnes of explosives and 1332 steps: Inside Sydney’s high

At the summit of the Harbour Bridge, the installation of Sydney’s iconic fireworks are a complex equation involving six kilometres of cables, nine tonnes of explosives and 40,000 fireworks.

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3 d. ago More than 50 firefighters battle furniture factory blaze in Sydney’s west

A furniture factory in our west has been destroyed by an afternoon inferno taking over 50 firefighters to extinguish the blaze.

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3 d. ago Firefighters battle enormous blaze at factory in Sydney’s south

The fire engulfing a timber flooring factory, showering bricks to the ground, is expected to remain active “for a considerable amount of time”.

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2 w. ago Bondi Beach shooting as it happened: PM condemns shooting as ‘an act of evil antisemitism’ after 11 people, one shooter killed after attack on Jewish Chanukah by the Sea celebration

People have been reporting hearing up to 50 gunshots in the vicinity of Campbell Parade as police advised people to avoid the area.

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2 w. ago Bondi Beach shooting live updates: PM condemns shooting as ‘an act of evil antisemitism’ after 11 people, one shooter killed after attack on Jewish Chanukah by the Sea celebration

People have been reporting hearing up to 50 gunshots in the vicinity of Campbell Parade as police advised people to avoid the area.

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2 w. ago Bondi Beach shooting live updates: 10 people confirmed dead, two people in custody after dozens of shots fired at Chanukah by the Sea celebration

People have been reporting hearing up to 50 gunshots in the vicinity of Campbell Parade as police advised people to avoid the area.

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2 w. ago Bondi shooting live updates: Multiple casualties at Sydney beach, dozens of shots fired

People have been reporting hearing up to 50 gunshots in the vicinity of Campbell Parade as police advised people to avoid the area.

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2 w. ago Bondi Beach shooting live updates: Two people in custody after dozens of shots fired at Sydney beach; multiple casualties reported

People have been reporting hearing up to 50 gunshots in the vicinity of Campbell Parade as police advised people to avoid the area.

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3 w. ago Residents return home after fleeing fire engulfing Sydney servo

Atmospheric testing for gas was conducted before residents who fled as a nearby petrol station sent black smoke billowing into the sky were allowed home.

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3 w. ago Atmosphere tested, gas cylinders monitored after blaze engulfs servo

The fire has sent plumes of black smoke billowing into the sky, with 50 firefighters on the scene to fully extinguish the blaze.

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3 w. ago Fire engulfs service station in Sydney, surrounding buildings evacuated

The blaze sent plumes of black smoke billowing into the sky, with 50 firefighters on the scene.

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3 w. ago Fire engulfs Sydney service station, surrounding buildings evacuated

The blaze sent plumes of black smoke billowing into the sky, with 50 firefighters on the scene.

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3 w. ago Bushfires engulf homes near Sydney as city swelters through 40

An emergency warning has been issued for a fire just outside Sydney, which has halted trains on the Central Coast, as the city swelters through the hottest day in almost two years.

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