An accused drug trafficker who “fled rehab” in NSW unwittingly sailed into a border force operation targeting sea cucumber poachers, derailing his plot to reach Indonesia.

The Royal Botanic Gardens in Sydney is experiencing a rush like never before. After all, it’s the first time in 15 years that this special flower has bloomed there. The rare Amorphophallus titanum, also called the corpse flower,

Australia coach Tony Popovic believes they will be ready for however different Indonesia could look under Patrick Kluivert.

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.

Villagers rush a grandmother to safety after she narrowely survived crocodile attack in Aceh, Indonesia. Caravan of explosives found in Sydney, fears of antisemitic attack planned

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."

Patrick Kluivert's appointment as coach of the Indonesian national team may have brought about an unexpected twist in Australia's preparation.

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.

With the Socceroos’ next FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Indonesia (Sydney) and China (Hangzhou) being played in March, Ryan needs game time to enhance his chances of being selected by Popovic ...

A video shows a massive waterspout hitting the coast of South Sulawesi, Indonesia, damaging homes in its wake.

Indonesia has cut nickel production quotas in a move Benchmark says could leave domestic smelters crying out for supply.

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