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CHRISTCHURCH, NEW ZEALAND - AUGUST 27: Christchurch mosque gunman Brenton Tarrant listens as Crown prosecutor Mark Zarifeh deliveries his submission during his sentencing hearing at Christchurch High Court on August 27, 2020 in Christchurch, New Zealand. Brenton Harrison Tarrant has been sentenced to life in prison without parole after being found guilty of 92 charges relating to New Zealand's worst mass shooting in history. The Australian was charged with 51 counts of murder and 40 of attempted murder as well as engaging in a Terrorist Act after opening fire at Al Noor Mosque and the Linwood Islamic Centre in Christchurch on Friday, 15 March 2019. 50 people were killed, and dozens were injured while another man died later in hospital. (Photo by John Kirk-Anderson - Pool/Getty Images)

Most powerful 15 seconds in court

For three days, a court heard nearly 90 harrowing statements from victims of the NZ mosque attacks – but it was this 15 seconds that proved most powerful.

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Former Defence Minister Kevin Andrews. Picture: The Age

Senior Liberal’s awkward Zoom call leak

A senior Liberal MP has been recorded slamming “totalitarian” China and its “egregious” human rights abuses in a private Zoom call.

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CHRISTCHURCH, NEW ZEALAND - AUGUST 24: Christchurch mosque gunman Brenton Tarrant is seen during his sentencing hearing at Christchurch High Court on August 24, 2020 in Christchurch, New Zealand. Brenton Harrison Tarrant was found guilty of 92 charges relating to New Zealand's worst mass shooting in history. The Australian was charged with 51 counts of murder and 40 of attempted murder as well as a engaging in a Terrorist Act after opening fire at Al Noor Mosque and the Linwood Islamic Centre in Christchurch on Friday, 15 March 2019. 50 people were killed, and dozens were injured while another man died later in hospital. (Photo by John Kirk-Anderson - Pool/Getty Images)

‘I forgive you’: Mum’s message for shooter

The mother of a man killed in Christchurch’s mosque mass shooting has delivered a powerful message to his killer, Brenton Tarrant.

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Australian white supremacist Brenton Tarrant attends his third day in court for a sentence hearing in Christchurch on August 26, 2020. - New Zealand mosque gunman Brenton Tarrant waived his right to speak at his sentencing hearing in Christchurch on August 26, in a dramatic twist after the court heard more than 90 horrific victim statements. (Photo by JOHN KIRK-ANDERSON / POOL / AFP)

Aussie terrorist finally learns his fate

Australian white supremacist Brenton Tarrant, who killed 51 people and injured 40 in Christchurch mosque terror attacks, has been sentenced.

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Abdul Aziz, who was hailed a hero when he chased the gunman from the Linwood mosque, gestures towards Australian white supremacist Brenton Tarrant on Tarrant's third day in court for a sentence hearing in Christchurch on August 26, 2020. - New Zealand mosque gunman Brenton Tarrant waived his right to speak at his sentencing hearing in Christchurch on August 26, in a dramatic twist after the court heard more than 90 horrific victim statements. (Photo by JOHN KIRK-ANDERSON / POOL / AFP)

Killer’s chilling six words to hero

The mosque hero who threw an Eftpos machine at Brenton Tarrant and chased him down the street has revealed what the killer said to him.

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CHRISTCHURCH, NEW ZEALAND - AUGUST 25: (EDITOR'S NOTE: Parts of this image have been pixelated at source to conceal the identity of the Police officers.) Christchurch mosque gunman Brenton Tarrant arrives during his sentencing hearing at Christchurch High Court on August 25, 2020 in Christchurch, New Zealand. Brenton Harrison Tarrant was found guilty of 92 charges relating to New Zealand's worst mass shooting in history. The Australian was charged with 51 counts of murder and 40 of attempted murder as well as a engaging in a Terrorist Act after opening fire at Al Noor Mosque and the Linwood Islamic Centre in Christchurch on Friday, 15 March 2019. 50 people were killed, and dozens were injured while another man died later in hospital. (Photo by John Kirk-Anderson - Pool/Getty Images)

Shooting survivor’s gruesome injuries

The wife of one of Brenton Tarrant’s victims has revealed the horrific injuries her husband sustained in the mosque shooting last year.

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FILE - In this March 16, 2019, file photo, Brenton Tarrant, the man charged in the Christchurch mosque shootings, appears in the Christchurch District Court, in Christchurch, New Zealand. The man accused of killing 51 people at two Christchurch mosques on Friday, June 14, 2019, pleaded not guilty to all the charges filed against him. (AP Photo/Mark Mitchell, Pool, File)

Extreme steps to stop killer’s final rant

When Christchurch mass shooter Brenton Tarrant is sentenced tomorrow, he will be unable to use the hearing to spread his far-right ideology.

UpdatedWA

Emiliano Lombardi, 84, was brutally attacked outside his home in Perth on Sunday. Picture: WA Police

84yo’s attacker also went after two women

A man accused of the savage bashing of an 84-year-old pensioner has been hit with a slew of related charges, including the indecent assault of a woman.

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Traffic chaos after fatal Sydney crash

Sydney traffic has been thrown into chaos after a man was killed in a three-vehicle crash in the Airport Tunnel in Mascot this morning.

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HARTFORD, WISCONSIN - AUGUST 17: Mailboxes from across the country are stored outside of Hartford Finishing Inc. where they will be refurbished or repaired on August 17, 2020 in Hartford, Wisconsin. A viral photo of the mailboxes has been misused on social media as evidence of the Trump administration tampering with the United States Postal Service ahead of November's election. Alex Wroblewski/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

Truth about these ‘disgraceful’ viral photos

A series of viral photos claim US President Donald Trump is attempting to sabotage the US Postal Service to steal the upcoming election.

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