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Thousands of tourists are flocking to Sydney, Australia just to see a stinky 5-foot tall flower bloom

Sydney’s botanic gardens haven’t had a bloom of the corpse flower, which only lasts about 24 hours, in 15 years.

The Associated Press on MSN · 1d

A rare plant emits a stink of death when it blooms. Thousands in Australia queued to get close to it

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, Australia.

Reuters on MSN · 1d

Thousands flock to see rare, smelly corpse flower bloom in Sydney

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 Jerusalem Post on MSN · 11h

After 7-year wait, corpse flower Putricia blooms in Sydney

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."

Australia police launch investigation

Australia police launch investigation after statue of Captain Cook is vandalized in Sydney

Police in Australia launched an investigation on Friday after a statue of British naval officer James Cook was found vandalized in Sydney. The hand and nose of the statue of Cook, who charted Sydney’s coast in 1770,

Sky News on MSN · 16h

Captain Cook statue in Sydney vandalised ahead of Australia Day

Australia Day is known to some Indigenous Australians as Invasion Day, symbolising a key moment in the destruction of their cultures by European settlers.

The Independent on MSN · 22h

Captain Cook statue disfigured and painted red in Sydney ahead of Australia Day

While Cook is historically recognised as the explorer who charted and claimed the east coast of Australia for Britain in 1770, his arrival is also seen as a prelude to the violent colonisation, dispossession and systemic oppression of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

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Deadly paralysing bacteria linked to bogus botox in Sydney

Three people have developed symptoms of a rare but life-threatening paralysing illness after suspected fake botox injections ...

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Father of Sydney’s Westfield Bondi Junction mall stabber Joel Cauchi on why son became mass killer

The father of a man who went on a fatal stabbing rampage in Sydney’s Westfield Bondi Junction mall last year says his dead ...

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Bureau of Meteorology expects low intensity heatwaves for Australia Day weekend

Most of the country is expected to feel at least low intensity heatwaves this long Australia Day weekend, but most major ...

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Police investigate whether foreign actors are paying for antisemitic crimes in Australia

Australian detectives are investigating whether foreign actors are paying criminals to commit antisemitic attacks in the ...

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Coral bleaching on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef reaches ‘catastrophic’ levels, study finds

Record-breaking ocean heat has taken a devastating toll on one of the world’s greatest natural wonders, with coral bleaching ...

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Spate of Violent Antisemitic Attacks Rattles Australia

The police said they were investigating whether “overseas actors” were involved in the vandalizing of synagogues and a day ...

Australia's deadliest spider is actually three different species

The study marks a major shift in understanding the Sydney funnel-web spider, with each newly identified species occupying ...

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Travellers warned over infectious disease as case passes through Sydney airport

Health authorities are warning of an infectious measles case on a flight from the US to Sydney and then another flight onto the Gold Coast.

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