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Loved ones grieve as Bondi accused charged with murder

The devastation inflicted on Australia's Jewish community has been palpable at funerals for the Bondi victims, as an alleged terrorist is charged with murder.

AAP

Dashcam footage shows couple trying to stop Bondi Beach gunman before being killed

Australia’s federal police commissioner Krissy Barrett said on Tuesday that the mass shooting was "a terrorist attack inspired by Islamic State".

Euronews

Bondi Shooters ‘Inspired By ISIS’ & Travelled To The Philippines, Albanese Confirms

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says the Bondi Beach attack was inspired by ISIS as leaders outline tougher gun laws.

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Australian police say Bondi Beach mass shooting was inspired by Islamic State

Australia’s federal police commissioner Krissy Barrett says a mass shooting in which 15 people were killed during a Hanukkah celebration at Sydney’s Bondi Beach was “a terrorist attack inspired by Islamic State."

The Independent UK

Australian Federal Police to lead global summit

Australia will chair the 2026 UNCOPS summit, the global gathering of police under the United Nations umbrella.

AAP

Australia's police to use AI to decode criminals' emoji slang to curb online crime — "crimefluencers" will be decoded and translated for investigators

Australia's police are looking to build an AI tool that would detect and interpret emoji slang online in an effort to curb crime among bad actors in hateful communities, dubbed "crimefluencers." The AI will understand the difference between harmless lingo and coded messages to help police combat violent crime.

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AFP developing AI tool to decode gen Z slang amid warning about ‘crimefluencers’ hunting girls

AFP commissioner Krissy Barrett says online crime networks of young boys and men are targeting vulnerable teen and preteen girls

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Top cop eyes 'crime-influencers' amid social media ban

Parents are encouraged to have hard conversations with children about online safety even as a world-first social media ban for Australian kids is set to begin.

AAP

'How nervous am I': top cop's emotional farewell

After five years as AFP Commissioner, Reece Kershaw has reflected on his career and said goodbye to staff at a ceremony at the force's headquarters in Canberra.

AAP

Krissy Barrett becomes first woman Australian Federal Police commissioner

Krissy Barrett has been appointed the first female commissioner of the Australian Federal Police, replacing Reece Kershaw, who is retiring ahead of the end of his term.

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Meet the first woman to lead Australia's federal police

Krissy Barrett will make history when she becomes the first woman to lead the Australian Federal Police, replacing Reece Kershaw after his early retirement.

AAP

Police arrest suspect in Melbourne synagogue attack as international criminal links probed

It comes amid a wave of antisemitic attacks

The Independent UK

Alleged mastermind behind Sydney’s ‘fake terrorism plot’ denies wider responsibility but admits ‘I picked Dural’

Former gym owner and alleged drug dealer Sayit Akca tells Four Corners he ‘removed’ explosives threat while denying any involvement in antisemitic attacks

The Guardian - AU

NSW police officer signed NDA with AFP over Sydney caravan ‘fake terrorism’ plot

NSW parliamentary inquiry hears ‘extraordinary’ revelation that motivation of overseas mastermind was kept secret due to non-disclosure agreement

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A Sydney caravan laden with explosives was a ‘fake terrorism plot’. Here’s what we know

Police say they believed soon after the caravan’s discovery in January that it was a ‘con job’, alleging it was fabricated by criminals for personal benefit

The Independent UK

A cache of explosives in Sydney provoked antisemitic terrorism fears. Police now say it was faked

Police in Australia say an explosives-filled trailer that politicians earlier described as an antisemitic terrorism plot and a foiled mass casualty event was staged by criminals in a complicated hoax

Al Jazeera

Mob faked attack on Australian synagogue: Police

Police say organised crime gang fabricated a plan to bomb the Jewish site to divert law enforcement resources.

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AFP Clarifies Explosives-Laden Dural Caravan Was Part Of ‘Fabricated Terrorism Plot’

The caravan, discovered back in January, was "never going to cause a mass casualty event", according to authorities.

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Cops expose Jewish caravan plot as 'criminal con job'

A caravan bomb linked to prominent Jewish sites was one of several anti-Semitic incidents set up by organised crime figures for their own benefit, police said.

The Guardian - AU

Sydney caravan a ‘fake terrorism plot’ by criminals hoping to cause fear for personal benefit, police allege

‘The caravan plot was an elaborate scheme contrived by organised criminals domestically and from offshore,’ AFP deputy commissioner Krissy Barrett says

Evening Standard

Melbourne synagogue arson attack declared a terrorist act

Police said a manhunt was underway to find three suspects following the fire

The Independent UK

Australian synagogue fire declared terrorism in a decision that increases investigation resources

Australian law enforcement authorities have declared an arson attack on a synagogue last week a terrorist act in a decision that increases resources available to the investigation

AAP

Fourteen people investigated for terror symbol displays

Police are investigating the display of terrorist iconography and whether rhetoric about killed terrorists crossed the threshold into inciting violence.

The Guardian - AU

Five teenagers charged with terrorism offences after police raids across Sydney

All were refused bail and due to appear in children’s court on Thursday on charges including possessing or controlling violent extremist material

AAP

Extremists using online gaming platform to recruit kids

Extremists groups are infiltrating virtual gaming platforms such as Roblox and using violent simulations to radicalise young Australians, the AFP warns.

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