Rafqa Touma

As the new president’s supporters celebrated ‘a great day’, expat Democrats felt ‘ashamed to be American’

For half an hour, the 30 Australians gathered in a North Sydney pub moved in unison with their counterparts in Palm Beach, Florida.

Thousands of mystery balls that washed up on Sydney beaches last month are confirmed as gunk globules made of products like motor oil, hair, food

Black balls that washed ashore and closed a string of famous beaches contained scores of different materials – but their source remains a mystery

· 3-min read The NSW environment watchdog allegedly knew for more than a week that thousands of mystery balls that washed up on

After debris balls were widely reported to be tar, testing coordinated with EPA revealed they were consistent with human-generated waste, or ‘likely lumps of fatberg’

· 3-min read Five winning terrace and apartment designs will be pre-approved in a new NSW government “pattern book” in a bid to fast-track housing development in the state.

US State Department confirms citizen’s death in Vang Vieng, where Bianca Jones and Holly Bowles fell critically ill

Melbourne teen Bianca Jones has died in a Thai hospital, a week after a suspected methanol poisoning incident in neighbouring Laos that affected her and her best friend.

Magistrate finds there was not enough evidence to convict officer, known only as AB, on a high range drink-driving charge, court hears