Australia’s prime minister has questioned why someone with such a “long and chequered history” as Sydney siege gunman Man Horan Monis was at large in the community.

WITH its sparkling blue waters, iconic bridge and stunning Opera House, Sydney Harbour is regarded as one of the most beautiful waterways in the world.

More than 60 people were evacuated from a Sydney block of flats and traffic on one of the city’s main roads was plunged into chaos after part of a new tunnel being built there collapsed.

Australia’s worst bush fires in a generation raged out of control around Sydney today, claiming the life of a second elderly man as winds pushed the towering flames closer to the city’s affluent northern suburbs.

Police are investigating whether arsonists are behind many of the wildfires that have destroyed homes near Sydney.