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Thousands of tourists are flocking to Sydney, Australia just to see a stinky 5-foot tall flower bloom

Sydney’s botanic gardens haven’t had a bloom of the corpse flower, which only lasts about 24 hours, in 15 years.

The Associated Press on MSN · 1d

A rare plant emits a stink of death when it blooms. Thousands in Australia queued to get close to it

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.

Reuters on MSN · 22h

Thousands flock to see rare, smelly corpse flower bloom in Sydney

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.

Australia police launch investigation

Sky News on MSN · 13h

Captain Cook statue in Sydney vandalised ahead of Australia Day

Australia Day is known to some Indigenous Australians as Invasion Day, symbolising a key moment in the destruction of their cultures by European settlers.

Australia police launch investigation after statue of Captain Cook is vandalized in Sydney

Police in Australia launched an investigation on Friday after a statue of British naval officer James Cook was found vandalized in Sydney. The hand and nose of the statue of Cook, who charted Sydney’s coast in 1770,

Wave of antisemitism in Australia continues as Sydney daycare set on fire

The building, adjacent to a synagogue and Jewish school, was set on fire and antisemitic slogans were graffitied in is the second antisemitic incident in four days

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Take a Journey Down Under With These Amazing Photos of Australia

Known for its distinct wildlife and breathtaking landscapes, Australia often appears on bucket lists of must-see destinations ...

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History under the floorboards: decoding the diets of institutionalised women in 19th century Sydney

Dried plant materials found under the floorboards of the Hyde Park Barracks show inhabitants were eating a range of fresh ...

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Spate of Violent Antisemitic Attacks Rattles Australia

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

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Police investigate whether foreign actors are paying for antisemitic crimes in Australia

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

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'Big boy' spider becomes Australia's largest and deadliest arachnid after surprise discovery

The Sydney funnel-web spider has extremely dangerous venom, but according to a new study this spider is actually three ...

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Benson Boone Partakes in ‘Shoey' at Sydney Show: ‘When in Australia'

During his sold-out performance at Sydney's Hordern Pavilion, Boone paused the show to drink water out of a cowboy boot, ...

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Ricky Ponting joins Michael Clarke with message to Test selectors about axing Sam Konstas

Ricky Ponting and Michael Clarke's comments go in direct opposition of what David Warner thinks. Read more here.

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Would You Stand in Line to Sniff the World’s Most Disgusting Flower?

Thousands of people bore witness to the rare and odorous blooming of Putricia the corpse flower in Sydney, Australia, this ...

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