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What happened in Sydney? What we know about the mall attack

‘He looked like he was on a killing spree,’ one witness said

Evening Standard

Bondi Junction stabbings: killer Joel Cauchi may have targeted women and children, NSW police say

Stabbing murderer’s parents speak about their son’s mental health after government announces coronial inquiry into the six deaths

The Guardian - AU

Australia attack: Sixth Sydney stabbings victim named as police say it was 'obvious' women were targeted

Yixuan Chen, 27, was one of six people killed in the attack by Joel Cauchi, who police believe targeted women while largely avoiding men

Evening Standard

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Sydney Mall Stabbing: Police Investigate Assailant's Targeting Of Women

Australian police investigate motive behind tragic Sydney mall attack that left six dead and many injured. National mourning declared.

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'Quality human': brave Bondi attack police officer's Hunter ties

Inspector Amy Scott has 'strong' connections to the region.

Newcastle Herald

‘Obvious’ Sydney mall killer targeted women, Australian police say

New South Wales Police commissioner says videos of the attack ‘speak for themselves’.

Al Jazeera

Sixth Westfield Bondi Junction stabbing victim named as Chinese student Yixuan Cheng

Detectives pursuing ‘obvious’ line of inquiry – that attacker Joel Cauchi targeted women and avoided men, police commissioner says

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Police Probe Killer's Targeting Of Women In Sydney Mall Attack

Australian police said Monday they are investigating why a 40-year-old man with mental illness appeared to target women as he roamed a Sydney shopping mall with a large knife, killing six people and injuring a dozen more.

International Business Times

Australia mourns five women, Pakistani guard killed in Sydney mall attack

Misinformation about attacker’s identity – as Muslim or Jewish – spread widely online before police identified suspect.

Al Jazeera

Bondi Junction mass stabbing attack: who are the six victims?

Six people – five women and one man – were killed by Queensland man Joel Cauchi at Westfield shopping centre in Sydney

The Guardian - AU

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

Joel Cauchi: who was the Queensland man who carried out the Bondi Junction mass stabbing?

Police say 40-year-old was an itinerant who moved to NSW last month and had a history of mental illness

The Guardian - AU

'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

'Instinctive bravery': Shoppers praised in Bondi attack

The courage of ordinary Sydneysiders who faced a knife-wielding killer in a busy shopping centre has been praised, along with the officer who shot him dead.

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Sydney Mall Stabbing Not Terror Related, Police Say

New South Wales police commissioner Karen Webb stated that the recent Sydney mall stabbing attack is not terror-related, but the investigation is ongoing.

The Guardian - AU

Police officer who shot Bondi Junction attacker wielding a ‘massive’ knife hailed as a hero

Anthony Albanese has praised a lone police officer who pursued a man on a stabbing spree, saying ‘there is no doubt that she saved lives through her action’

The Guardian - AU

Chris Minns orders review of termination payouts for senior NSW public servants

Premier says review of public money spend is ‘appropriate and necessary’ after Guardian Australia reveals $700,000 was paid out to former NSW police media officers

AAP

Pay review after $700k NSW Police media merry-go-round

'Exorbitant' payouts for NSW Police media advisors totalling more than $700,000 have prompted the premier to review severance pay for senior public servants.

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The Guardian - AU

NSW police paid redundancies to three top media advisers in two years totalling $687,000

Exclusive: since Karen Webb became commissioner the force has dumped and paid out three employees in senior media and public affairs roles

AAP

Top police media recruit axed weeks after taking role

NSW Police says it has "ceased the temporary appointment" of former Seven News journalist Steve Jackson to the role of executive director of public affairs.

The Guardian - AU

NSW police commissioner backflips on appointment of Steve Jackson as new media adviser

Decision announced on eve of Easter long weekend following weeks of controversy over Jackson’s former work as a journalist

Newcastle Herald

Yasmin Catley 'concentrating on job' amid calls for sacking as police minister

Yasmin Catley says she has the support of police officers.

The Guardian - AU

NSW police commissioner says appointment of media adviser under review after new information received

Karen Webb says checks still under way in the appointment of Channel Seven journalist Steve Jackson to the role of police media adviser

AAP

NSW top cop defends giving media job after staff tip

The NSW chief police officer has vowed to improve her media approach as she defends the controversial interim appointment of a fresh public affairs director.

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Police boss’ optics problem, Nine exec finally departs, and a timeline of anger at Aunty

This week’s Media Briefs chronicles uproar at the ABC over Antoinette Lattouf, the departure of a Nine boss, and yet another NSW Police spinner.

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