Lifeguards evacuated 'Coogee Beach' in the eastern Australian coastal city of Sydney ... But it may be 'tar balls,' which are formed when oil comes into contact with water and debris.

Sydney’s famous Bondi Beach and other beaches around the Australian city were shut Thursday ... that the blobs were tar balls, formed when oil comes into contact with debris and water.

Two protesters have spray painted over an iconic Australian artwork in a move ... the logo of Woodside Energy in yellow over the 1889 oil painting. The gallery says the painting was covered ...