Latest Sydney Harbour Bridge News and Stories

News Apr. 4, 2018, 7:48 AM

Man climbs Sydney Harbour Bridge in morning rush hour, triggering chaos across the city

Police have taken a man into custody shortly after 10am today after he scaled the Sydney Harbour Bridge before dawn causing traffic chaos and long delays on the morning commute after police closed several lanes to deal with the situation. The man kept moving around the bridge — a vital […]

News Jan. 1, 2018, 10:59 AM

PHOTOS: Sydney’s New Year’s Eve fireworks

More than 1.5 million people flocked to vantage points around Sydney Harbour to watch the city’s New Year’s Eve fireworks. The eight tonnes of fireworks lasted 12 minutes and began with the word “Sydney” written across the Harbour Bridge. A rainbow waterfall celebrated Australia’s recent same-sex marriage vote while actor […]

News Oct. 25, 2016, 5:27 PM

Australia’s most famous building material has been turned into art to mark 50 years

Australians travelling overseas often get asked whether it’s true there are kangaroos in the middle of Sydney. For the next three days, the answer is yes, thanks to BHP’s steel spinoff, BlueScope. The company is marking 50 years of an Australian design icon, the corrugated steel product Colorbond, with a […]

News Mar. 9, 2016, 8:23 AM

Sydney, you’re in for a horror commute into the city

Three lanes on the Sydney Harbour Bridge were temporarily closed this morning after a car and motorcycle crashed just before 6am. All lanes on the bridge are now open, although traffic authorities are saying motorists should still expect significant delays as traffic queues were stretching back 12 kilometres as of […]