The latest in Sydney (Australia)

Australia, New Zealand in royal wedding fever

2011-04-29T08:30:41Z

Australians may pride themselves on their fiercely independent spirit, but the nation indulged royally in wedding fever as Britain's -- and their -- future king tied the knot on Friday.

Even heavy rain reminiscent of the motherland failed to keep diehard fans from gathering in Sydney's Opera House district to watch Prince William ...

Prince William agrees to hunt for Aboriginal skull

2010-04-02T12:30:53Z

Prince William has agreed to help search for the missing skull of an Aboriginal warrior which was sent to England more than 200 years ago, a community leader said on Thursday.

The prince's private secretary wrote to Aboriginal elders in Sydney after they asked him to locate and r...

Prince William meets Australia fire victims

2010-04-16T07:28:23Z

Prince William on Thursday met survivors of horrific firestorms that killed 173 people in rural Australia last year, during an emotional tour of flattened towns.

William, 27, took a particular interest in February's so-called Black Saturday wildfires and had requested that a tour of the worst-hit areas and meeting survivors form a key part of his visit Dow...

Prince William eyes Sydney real estate

2010-06-16T11:25:35Z

Britain's visiting Prince William said Wednesday he was so thrilled by his warm welcome to Sydney that he'd like to buy a house in the Australian harbourside city.

William, 27, told guests at a traditional Australian waterfront barbecue in his honour that he had enjoyed "the most...

Prince William says he gets a bad rap for music

2010-04-16T07:30:45Z

Britain's Prince William took a self-deprecating dig at his musical tastes during a visit to a youth rehab centre in Australia Wednesday, saying it often made him the butt of jokes.

The 27-year-old prince made the remarks following a rap jam session at the centre in eastern Sydney, which h...

Tribal welcome as Prince William goes Down Under

2010-04-16T07:32:08Z

Britain's Prince William was on Tuesday welcomed to Australia by an Aboriginal elder daubed in body paint and bearing smouldering gum leaves, on his first visit since he came here as a baby 27 years ago.

Up to 2,000 cheering fans in a poor inner-city Aboriginal neighbourhood in Sydney gree...

Prince William given Aboriginal welcome to Australia

2010-04-16T07:32:20Z

Britain's Prince William was Tuesday welcomed to Australia by an Aboriginal elder daubed in body paint and bearing smouldering gum leaves, on his first visit since he came here as a baby 27 years ago.

Up to 2,000 cheering fans in a poor inner-city Aboriginal neighbourhood in Sydney greeted...

Aboriginals seek royal help in hunt for warrior

2010-04-16T07:37:51Z

Australian Aborigines said Friday they will ask Prince William for help in finding and returning the head of an indigenous warrior when he visits Sydney next week.

William, 27, will meet several indigenous leaders on Tuesday on his first trip to Australia since visiting as a baby with his ...

Aborigines to ask Prince William for slain warrior's head

2010-04-16T07:37:50Z

Australian Aborigines said Friday they will ask Britain's Prince William for help in finding and returning the head of an indigenous warrior when he visits Sydney next week.

William, 27, will meet several indigenous leaders on Tuesday on his first trip to Australia since visiting as a baby...

Aboriginals to ask UK prince for warrior's head

2010-04-16T07:37:51Z

Australian Aborigines said Friday they will ask Britain's Prince William for help in finding and returning the head of an indigenous warrior when he visits Sydney next week.

William, 27, will meet several indigenous leaders on Tuesday on his first trip to Australia since visiting as a baby...

Australia New Year Day

2010-12-31T11:01:20Z

The sky above the Sydney Harbour Bridge and the city center lights up at midnight during the fireworks display to celebrate the New Year's Day in Sydney, Australia, Saturday, Jan. 1, 2011. (AP Photo/Rob Griffith)

Australia New Year Eve

2010-12-31T05:01:05Z

The sky above Sydney Harbour lights up with the 9pm fireworks display on new year's eve in Sydney, Australia, Friday, Dec. 31, 2010. Enthusiastic Australians camped out at parks alongside the Sydney Harbour Bridge to win the best view of the spectacular New Year's Eve fireworks kicking off celebra...

Winter Weather

2010-12-24T11:01:33Z

Sydney Baltyn, 9, slides off a snow jump as she sleds with her family at Stephens Lake Park in Columbia, Mo. on Friday Dec. 24, 2010. Christmas Eve snow blanketed the area allowing Greg and Michelle Baltyn to take their daughters Sydney, 9, a...

Australia Oprah

2010-12-14T07:01:47Z

Thousands of fans cheer as American talk show host Oprah Winfrey walks on stage at the Sydney Opera House during the filming of Oprah's Ultimate Australian Adventure in Sydney, Australia, Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2010. (AP Photo/Jeremy Piper)

Copyright 2010 Sydney on Saturday Nov. 27, 2010. The superjumbo took off from Sydney on Saturday on the first A380 passenger flight for the airline since a midair engine explosion earlier this month triggered a global safety review. (AP Photo/John Donegan)

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