January
‘We don’t know where it’ll come from next’: Jews living in fear
Sydney parent Rebecca Tabakoff is “on high alert about everything” after the spate of antisemitic attacks in Sydney.
Van find a ‘disturbing escalation’, but no hike to terror risk: ASIO
Director-general of security Mike Burgess says the discovery of explosives and antisemitic notes in a caravan near Sydney does not warrant raising the nation’s threat level. Anthony Albanese says the perpetrators will be hunted down.
Explosives in Dural a potential ‘mass casualty’ antisemitic attack
The discovery of explosives with indications they might be used in an antisemitic attack is an ‘escalation’ of earlier incidents.
November 2024
Alan Jones charged with 24 offences against eight victims
NSW Police say media reports helped spur on Alan Jones investigation; Peter Dutton says foreign student caps are chaotic and confusing. How the day unfolded.
Police charge Alan Jones with 24 offences days before trip to US
The veteran broadcaster was charged with 24 offences against eight alleged victims after an investigation into “sexual touching offences spanning two decades”.
May 2024
Did Albanese just use the Bondi attack to promote a teal?
The prime minister praised independent MP Allegra Spender during a speech commemorating the six people who died at a Sydney shopping centre last month.
Musk triumphs over Australian government on stabbing videos
The ruling raises questions about whether the eSafety Commission has sufficient powers to do its job or if it bungled its case against Elon Musk’s X.
April 2024
Twenty minutes of terror inside Westfield Bondi Junction
Witnesses have recounted the terrifying period when Joel Cauchi murdered six people in a busy shopping centre in Sydney’s eastern suburbs.
Inside Chris Minns’ week of terror in Sydney
The NSW premier was on the first day of a planned family break when an attack unfolded at Bondi. His week was about to get much worse.
Mourners pay tribute to Bondi victims as shopping centre reopens
People have gathered at Westfield Bondi Junction in the eastern suburbs to pay tribute to the six people murdered last weekend. How the day unfolded.
National security committee to meet after stabbings: PM
Anthony Albanese says violence and extremism has no place in Australia; Richard Marles reveals defence spending will crack $100 billion by 2034. How the day unfolded.
Westfield, retailers at odds over pre-attack drills
Days after six people were fatally stabbed at a Westfield Bondi Junction, it has been revealed it did not perform drills on how to respond to such a threat.
Leaders condemn terror attack, call for calm
Political and religious leaders have called for calm after a shock stabbing in a Sydney church has put some communities on edge for reprisals.
Shock stabbing at Sydney church a ‘terror’ attack
Spy agency head Mike Burgess said ‘lone wolf’ attacks remain Australia’s biggest threat after NSW Police labelled a Sydney church stabbing a terror attack.
Stabbed Sydney bishop is a viral lockdown and COVID-19 vaccine sceptic
Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel is the leader of an ultra-conservative branch of the Assyrian Orthodox faith who has a big presence on social media.
Bondi attack shows lone-wolf threat changing: experts
Police forces need to beef up co-operation between units focused on domestic violence, hate crimes and fixated persons, criminologists say.
‘I’m loving a monster’: Cauchi’s dad speaks out
The parents of killer Joel Cauchi are “heartbroken” for victims of the Bondi attack, saying they believe their son was in a psychosis when he murdered six people.
Police to probe if Bondi killer targeted women
Police are investigating if Joel Cauchi was targeting women when he murdered six people during a nightmarish stabbing spree in Sydney.
How strangers frantically tried to save each other in Bondi
Onlookers recount the nightmarish scenes at a Sydney shopping centre as a man killed six people including Ashlee Good, Jade Young, Dawn Singleton and Faraz Tahir.
Cop who stopped Bondi killer praised as ‘best in this state’
The hero police officer who shot the Bondi Junction knife attacker Joel Cauchi has been praised for her courage, but it’s not the first time she’s been commended.