Liam Mendes

Liam is a journalist with the NSW bureau of The Australian. He started his journalism career as a photographer before freelancing for the NZ Herald, news.com.au and the Daily Telegraph. Liam was News Corp Australia’s Young Journalist of the Year in 2022 and was awarded a Kennedy Award for coverage of the NSW floods. He has also previously worked as a producer for Channel Seven’s investigative journalism program 7News Spotlight. He can be contacted at MendesL@theaustralian.com.au or Liam.Mendes@protonmail.com.

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This handout picture provided by the office of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei shows him during a gathering of Iranian top scientific talents in Tehran on October 2, 2024. Iran fired a barrage of missiles at Israel late on October 1, 2024 in what it said was in response to Israel's killing last week of Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah, as well as the death of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in a Tehran bombing in July widely blamed on Israel. (Photo by KHAMENEI.IR / AFP) / === RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / HO / KHAMENEI.IR" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS ===

Iran’s supreme leader denounces Israel in rare sermon

Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei defended his military’s missile attack against ‘our enemy’ Israel as he led Friday prayers for the first time in five years | FOLLOW LIVE

Agencies, Liam Mendes, Anne Barrowclough and Jack Quail

LIVE: Israel at warUS Politics

IDF footage of strikes on Hezbollah terrorists and structures in Lebanon.

IDF announces death of head of Hamas government in Gaza Strip

Senior Hamas operative Rawhi Mushtaha and other senior officials were killed in an Israeli airstrike three months ago as drone footage released by Israel Defence Forces show their overnight bombardment on Hezbollah terrorists in Lebanon.

Anne Barrowclough and Liam Mendes

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Behind prison barsPhoto: Brett Wortman / Sunshine Coast Daily

Crucial legal body forced to axe criminal services

People accused of serious crimes in the NT could be unable to access critical legal services from next year, sparking grave concerns innocent people will end up behind bars.

Liam Mendes and Ellie Dudley

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The Australian's Liam Mendes takes cover during an Iranian missile strike on Israel.

Trapped in a missile strike: the astounding reality of the Iron Dome in action

The Australian’s Liam Mendes and Yoni Bashan were heading towards an active shooter incident in the city of Jaffa when Iran’s missiles began raining down and the reality of Israel’s defence system hit home | WATCH

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BEIRUT, LEBANON - OCTOBER 1: Smoke is seen after an apartment was hit by an Israeli airstrike in the neighborhood of Jnah on October 1, 2024 in Beirut, Lebanon. After escalating strikes against Hezbollah facilities and leadership, the Israeli army announced it was launching a "limited" ground invasion of Lebanon and told residents of more than two dozen villages in the southern part of the country to evacuate. (Photo by Daniel Carde/Getty Images)

Hezbollah claims it killed Israeli troops during fighting inside Lebanon

Hezbollah has claimed to have ‘inflicted casualties’ on IDF soldiers during conflict near Adaisseh, a village in Lebanon’s south.

Yoni Bashan, Liam Mendes, Noah Yim and Sam McPhee

LIVE: Israel at warUS Politics

Israel has launched strikes on Beirut and Damascus as its ground war against Hezbollah begins.

IDF: Hezbollah ‘turned villages into military bases’ for October 7-style attack

An IDF spokesman says Hezbollah planned to invade Israel and use Lebanese towns as ‘staging grounds for an October 7-style invasion’. Hezbollah says it has fired missiles at a military base and Mossad headquarters in Tel Aviv.

Liam Mendes and Anne Barrowclough

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Shiite Muslims carrying Palestinian national flags stand beside a portrait of slain Lebanese Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah, during an anti-Israel protest in Lahore on September 28, 2024. Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah has been killed, the Lebanese movement said on September 28, dealing a seismic blow to the Iran-backed group that has been engaged in a year of cross-border hostilities with Israel. (Photo by Arif ALI / AFP)

Hezbollah chief’s death to ‘reconfigure the balance of power’

The assassination of Hassan Nasrallah has been described as a military feat ‘of gargantuan proportion’, up-ending Iran’s so-called axis of resistance.

Liam Mendes and Jacqueline Magnay

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Alice Springs pastor Terence Philip Medling, 73, appeared in Alice Springs Local Court on Wednesday, September 25, 2024. Picture: Gera Kazakov

Alice Springs pastor faces court, accused of assaulting Aboriginal child

Pastor Terence ‘Terry’ Medling has faced court for the first time facing a child assault charge, formally indicating he will fight the allegation he claims is ‘payback’.

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NT Independent Commissioner Against Corruption (ICAC) Michael Riches. Picture: Office of the ICAC/Supplied

Corruption watchdog chief on indefinite leave at $500,000 per year

NT ICAC commissioner Michael Riches, who is under investigation himself, is now on indefinite leave while continuing to pocket his eye-watering salary.

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Millionaire medical entrepreneur guilty of revenge porn

High-profile businessman James Liang, who threatened to leak a nude photograph of a woman to her government workplace, is still a registered medical practitioner.

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