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‘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

The Guardian - AU

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.

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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

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'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.

AAP

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.

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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

The Guardian - AU

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.

AAP

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

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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

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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.

The Guardian - AU

The Nightly gives Gerry Harvey space to take a swipe at arch rival

Online newspaper gives one of its biggest advertisers the chance to outline his dim view of Temu. Plus: Peter Greste story gets the film treatment

The Guardian - US

Remembering Gene Wilder: new documentary sheds light on a comedy titan

A new film uses the late actor’s voice to illustrate a career of neurotic humor on the big screen and a gentleness in real life

AAP

Poorer mental health weighs on LGBTQI people: analysis

Mental health across the queer and gender-diverse spectrum is on a tightrope in Australia, with high rates of suicidal ideation and self-harm.

AAP

Accused killer cop's recruitment, record to be probed

NSW Police has more than 18,000 members reeling from the alleged actions of one officer charged with murdering a Sydney couple, the commissioner says.

AAP

Tears, hugs and flowers as Sydney remembers slain pair

Sydneysiders, politicians, friends and family have gathered to honour the lives of a young couple allegedly murdered by a police officer.

The Guardian - AU

‘Light and love’: family and friends to honour Jesse Baird and Luke Davies at Sydney vigil

Darlinghurst event will celebrate lives of former TV presenter and Qantas flight attendant who were allegedly murdered by Sen Const Beau Lamarre

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