People have been advised not to swim near or touch the debris, which may be the result of a crude oil spill or natural oil seeps from the ocean floor.

Mysterious black spherical balls, initially identified as tar balls, have washed up on several beaches in Sydney, prompting ...

Mysterious black globules that washed up on Coogee Beach in eastern Sydney are oil-linked “tar balls,” local authorities say.

Several beaches in Australia’s Sydney have been closed after hundreds of mysterious golf ball-sized ’tar balls’ washed up on ...

Hundreds of mysterious black tar-like balls have washed up on a popular Sydney beach, prompting lifeguards to close the ...

Sydney's popular Coogee beach has been closed until further notice after hundreds of strange black balls washed up on the ...

Mysterious, black, ball-shaped debris have now been found washed ashore at three beaches in Sydney’s east. Randwick Council ...

Authorities were baffled by thousands of black spheres littering the shores of Coogee Beach. Read more at straitstimes.com.

A local mayor says the balls littering two beaches in the Sydney area could be "tar balls," which form when spilled oil ...

The appearance of unexplained ball-shaped debris on eastern Sydney’s Coogee Beach has prompted authorities to close it down.

Hundreds of mysterious black tar-like balls have washed up on two popular Sydney beaches, prompting lifeguards to close the ...

Authorities have shut down two beaches in Sydney, Australia, on Wednesday after hundreds of black golf ball sized spheres ...