A shark sighting on popular Maroubra Beach in Sydney, Australia sparked scenes of terror as people rushed from the waters amid fears of a potential attack on humans

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Sydney restaurateur Judith Lewis couldn’t save the mezuzah, a framed parchment inked with Hebrew prayers, that was hanging in her family’s café when arsonists set it alight in the early hours one Sunday in late October.

SYDNEY, Australia (AP) — The rare unfurling of an endangered plant that emits the smell of decaying flesh drew hundreds of devoted fans to a greenhouse in Sydney, Australia on Thursday, where they lined up to experience a momentous bloom -– and a fragrance evoking gym socks and rotting garbage.

The vandalism unfolded in Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra. Australia Day is a divisive holiday that critics see as a symbol of racism and oppression.

The largest Australian flag was hoisted on Australia Day at a mosque in Sydney, surpassing the flag currently flying on top of the Australian Parliament House.

Tens of thousands of Australians protested over the treatment of Indigenous people on Sunday as the country celebrated a national holiday marking the 1788 arrival of British colonisers.

Thousands soaked in the sand, sunshine and waves as Sydney turned on a glorious summer day with temperatures in the high 20s.Visiting from Czechia, Marie Chybova and Milos Chyba, with son Martin Chyba and his partner Aneta Rohlikova draped themselves in Australia attire and waved the Australia,

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

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

It has been a day of celebration and reflection – as people gathered to mark Australia day. Thousands lined the harbour foreshore for a spectacular show on the water and in the sky. But the day started with with contemplation and solemn ceremonies recognising Indigenous Australians.

The discovery of the marble-sized balls comes after a similar incident in October closed Sydney's Bondi Beach, among other tourist hotspots.