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The four escapee cubs celebrated their first birthday this summer along with sibling Ayanna who stayed within the enclosure.
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New footage reveals how 5 lions escaped their Sydney zoo enclosure
The Majestic Princess cruise ship is seen docked at the International Terminal on Circular Quay in Sydney on November 12, 2022. - The Majestic Princess docked in Sydney with more than 800 Covid-19 positive passengers onboard, reports said. (Photo by Muhammad FAROOQ / AFP) (Photo by MUHAMMAD FAROOQ/AFP via Getty Images)
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Five African lion cubs play with a large ball in celebration of their first birthday at Taronga Zoo in Sydney on Friday, Aug. 12, 2022.
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Australia's tough border controls have worked in its favor during the pandemic.
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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 01: People greeting one another in the arrivals hall after landing at Sydney Airport on November 01, 2021 in Sydney, Australia. Fully vaccinated international travellers arriving in New South Wales from Monday 1 November are no longer required to enter mandatory hotel quarantine, following the easing of state and federal COVID-19 border rules. Australian citizens can also now leave the country without requiring a travel exemption. (Photo by James D. Morgan/Getty Images for Sydney Airport)
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This imagined floating pool on the Glebe Foreshore speculative idea for further down the line.
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Sydney mayor has plans for a swimmable harbor
An Airbus SE A380 passenger aircraft, operated by British Airways, a unit of International Consolidated Airlines Group SA (IAG) passes residential rooftops as it prepares to land at London Heathrow Airport in London, U.K., on Friday, Sept. 13, 2019. Climate activists were planning to fly toy drones near Heathrow Friday as part of a campaign to draw attention to an expected increase in greenhouse gas emissions from a planned expansion of the airport.? Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images
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A silent departures forecourt outside the International Terminal at Kingsford Smith Airport on September 15, 2021 in Sydney, Australia.
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She flew from Australia to England for a first date
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People visit Bondi beach in Sydney on October 5, 2020.
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The last Qantas Boeing 747 airliner flies over the Sydney Harbour Bridge during its farewell flight to the US on July 22, 2020. - The downturn in the airline industry following travel restrictions imposed by the COVID-19 outbreak forced Qantas to retire its grounded 747s after flying with the Australian carrier for almost 50 years. (Photo by Saeed KHAN / AFP) (Photo by SAEED KHAN/AFP via Getty Images)
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Priyam and Anuj met online in June and by February they were married. They planned to settle down in Sydney together to build a new life as a couple.
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From 9News: A fleet of 10 new River Class ferries and three emerald class ferries, ordered by operator Transdev, are being built in Indonesia and shipped to Australia. As the ferries pass under Camellia Railway Bridge and the Gasworks Bridge between Rydalmere and Parramatta, commuters will need to go down to a lower deck.
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A Qantas A380 takes off at Sydney Airport.
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Qantas A380 makes historic direct flight from Australia to London
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Sydney Opera House illuminates its sails in moving tribute to Australian firefighters
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Qantas will start testing non-stop flights from London and New York to Sydney in October.
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SCHOENEFELD, GERMANY - APRIL 25: An Airbus A350-900 passenger plane flies at the ILA Berlin Air Show on April 25, 2018 in Schoenefeld, Germany. ILA Berlin is Europe's third largest air show and will be open to the general public from April 27-29. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)
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Qantas seeks final airplane bids for London-Sydney nonstop service
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This recent photo shows a sunrise over one of the world's greatest tourism icons, the Sydney Opera House. The Opera House, the busiest performing arts centre in the world was designed by Danish architect Jorn Utzon and has 6,225 sq m (67,000 sq ft) of French made glass in the mouths of the roofs and other areas, officially opening on 20 October 1973 and has helped make Australia a must-see international destination for tourists. AFP PHOTO/Greg WOOD (Photo credit should read GREG WOOD/AFP/Getty Images)
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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 25: A woman holds a jar of Vegemite during a picnic breakfast on the Sydney Harbour Bridge on October 25, 2009 in Sydney, Australia. For the first time in its history, Australia's iconic Sydney Harbour Bridge will be closed to commuter traffic to host 6,000 people for the ultimate picnic breakfast. This unique production, dubbed "Breakfast on the Bridge," is a brand new event introduced as part of Crave Sydney, a new celebration of Sydney's unmatched way of life with 31 days of food, outdoor art and fun during the month of October. (Photo by Brendon Thorne/Getty Images)
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Australian food: 40 dishes locals like to call their own
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A massage is the perfect way to unwind.
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