The ultra-stinky Putricia the Corpse flower has finally bloomed at Sydney’s Botanic Gardens, treating visitors to its repugnant smell for the first time in 15 years.

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.

A heavy metal chain locks the bodies of several “corpse flowers” (officially known as amorphophallus titanum) inside a greenhouse. One is set to bloom later this week in a rare event that will release a necrotic perfume. Want to unlock unlimited news? Read more award-winning journalism from as little as 50c a day. Get started

Sydney’s budding botanists and horticultural hobbyists are on the edge of their seats, waiting in anticipation to find out if today is the day one of the world’s rarest flowers blooms right here in the Harbour City.

Electricity could become the future of ferry travel in Sydney, as the fourth vessel in the new seven-strong ferry fleet prepares to open to commuters.

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 ...

The Sydney Marathon’s elevation to World Marathon Major status has led to a surge in demand from international runners, with its first ever ballot attracting more than 79,000 applications for a coveted 35,

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 ...

Visitors are invited to come smell the corpse flower’s rotten perfume during extended opening hours at the Botanic Gardens before the flower withers and dies.

Nine beaches along Sydney's Northern Beaches have closed for precautionary reasons after numerous tiny balls were found washed up on the shoreline.

Kluivert's first match in charge will be on March 20, when Indonesia faces Australia in Sydney in a World Cup qualifier. With four matches remaining in this phase of qualification, Indonesia ranks third of six teams in Group C, one point behind second-ranked Australia.

A volcano in eastern Indonesia has erupted at least a thousand times this month, according to an official report Sunday as efforts were underway to evacuate thousands of villagers living near the rumbling mountain.