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,

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.

Tall, pointed and smelly, the corpse flower is scientifically known as amorphophallus titanum — or bunga bangkai in Indonesia ... a humidifier at the Royal Sydney Botanic Garden.

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

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.

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.

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

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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."

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China's imports of iron ore and seaborne coal are on track for a soft start to the year, with January arrivals declining to multi-month lows.