Millie Roberts

Jan 22, 2025 | abc.net.au | Millie Roberts

A giant stinky flower drawing attention across Sydney has officially started to bloom, emitting its infamous foul odour of decay for 24 hours only. Putricia, as the corpse flower has been nicknamed, blossomed at the Royal Botanic Garden on Thursday after first showing signs about a week and a half ago. Otherwise known as the Bunga Bangkai, Titan Arum or Amorphophallus titanum, the plant has the biggest, smelliest flower spike in the world and only flowers once every few years.

Jan 16, 2025 | abc.net.au | Millie Roberts

An interim order by the Fair Work Commission on Thursday evening has temporarily halted the industrial action disrupting Sydney's train services. The decision for the temporary pause came from the commission's president ruling it was "not practicable" for this matter to be decided before Tuesday. The matter will return to the commission next week.

Jan 15, 2025 | abc.net.au | Millie Roberts

Sydney is bracing for a second day of train chaos as more disruption is expected across the rail network. More than 350 ongoing and new industrial bans are underway from the combined rail unions, according to Sydney Trains. Commuters faced packed carriages that were late, ran slowly and intermittently stopped, felt especially during peak services on Wednesday morning and afternoon. Authorities said 1,500 services were cancelled, about 40 per cent of all timetabled services.

Jan 10, 2025 | abc.net.au | Millie Roberts

The house where AC/DC's Young brothers lived during the early years of their band's success was demolished in December under a state government program known as complying development. A 2015 independent assessment commissioned by Burwood Council did not recommend the house be heritage protected at a local level. The council said it remained committed to finding new ways to celebrate Angus, Malcolm and George Young, in conversation with the current owner.

Dec 10, 2024 | abc.net.au | Millie Roberts

A new report from the Australian Human Rights Commission said it was "very concerned" about the accommodation conditions for women at Villawood Immigration Detention Centre. The commission found women were being housed in a compound sharing a fence with men separated for the "nature of their offending", including sexual offences. The Department of Home Affairs disagreed with a recommendation to relocate the women to a separate, detached village inside Villawood.