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Shoppers return to 'eerie' shopping mall after massacre

Security guards in stab-proof vests patrolled each floor as the Westfield Bondi Junction shopping centre reopened after a massacre that killed six people.

AAP · Apr 18, 2024

Sydney church stabbing: social media pages ‘infamous’ for spreading misinformation taken down

Premier Chris Minns is alarmed at the ‘wildfire’ of rumour and graphic content online after Wakeley and Bondi stabbings

The Guardian - AU · Apr 18, 2024

'Sad and senseless': public grieve Bondi attack victims

Hundreds have descended on the Sydney shopping centre where six lives were lost in a mass stabbing to pay their respects to those who died.

AAP · Apr 17, 2024

Fresh probe after cops, ambos targeted in church riot

Political leaders are calling for calm in the community after police pushed back an angry mob outside a Sydney church following the stabbing of a bishop.

AAP · Apr 16, 2024

Meta and X ordered to remove church stabbing content – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Apr 15, 2024

Teen accused of church attack had knife-crime history

A knife attack at a western Sydney church has been deemed a terrorist act, granting NSW Police expanded powers to act without a warrant.

AAP · Apr 15, 2024

Security guard weapons under review after NSW stabbings

NSW won't allow security guards to carry guns in the wake of the Bondi shopping centre mass stabbing, but they could get access to more defensive equipment.

AAP · Apr 15, 2024

Killer’s father says he did everything in his power to help ‘very sick boy’ – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Apr 14, 2024

Sydney knife attacker was 40-year-old man with mental health issues, say police

New South Wales Police said they had identified the attacker as Joel Cauchi from Queensland and do not think he was motivated by terrorism.

Evening Standard · Apr 14, 2024

'Enormously courageous' humble officer saved many lives

Police officer Amy Scott prevented more carnage after she ran into a shopping centre alone and chased down a knife-wielding man who had just killed six people.

AAP · Apr 14, 2024