An accused drug trafficker who “fled rehab” in NSW unwittingly sailed into a border force operation targeting sea cucumber poachers, derailing his plot to reach Indonesia.

The Royal Botanic Gardens in Sydney is experiencing a rush like never before. After all, it’s the first time in 15 years that this special flower has bloomed there. The rare Amorphophallus titanum, also called the corpse flower,

A rare plant known as the corpse flower bloomed in Sydney on Friday for the first time in more than a decade, emitting an odour likened to rotting flesh and delighting thousands who queued for a whiff.

The bloom has attracted up to 20,000 admirers who filed past, hoping to experience the smell for themselves, with some attendees describing it as "like death," "like poop," and "like sewage water."

Tall, pointed and smelly, the corpse flower is scientifically known as amorphophallus titanum — or bunga bangkai in Indonesia ... a humidifier at the Royal Sydney Botanic Garden.

Australia coach Tony Popovic believes they will be ready for however different Indonesia could look under Patrick Kluivert.

Patrick Kluivert's appointment as coach of the Indonesian national team may have brought about an unexpected twist in Australia's preparation.

An endangered tropical plant that emits the stench of a rotting corpse during its rare blooms has begun to flower in a greenhouse in Sydney.

An endangered plant known as the "corpse flower" is about to bloom at the Sydney Botanic Gardens, Australia, 23.01.2025

When Peter Dutton was asked this week whether a Coalition government would continue to foster trade relations with China, he declared unequivocally that“the relationship with China will be much stronger than it is under the Albanese government.

China's imports of iron ore and seaborne coal are on track for a soft start to the year, with January arrivals declining to multi-month lows.

The Albanese government can claim the greatly-improved bilateral relationship as one of its major foreign policy achievements. China has brought Australia out of the deep freeze, lifting the $20 billion worth of trade barriers it had imposed. Dialogue and ministerial exchanges have resumed. Anthony Albanese has been welcomed in China.