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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29-04-2024 - Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in the seat of Lingiari in Alice Springs with Marion Scrymgour (R) and Linda Burney (L).

Labor boosts police, school funding in Alice Springs

Anthony Albanese has spent his first night in trouble-plagued Alice Springs during his prime ministership, arriving with money to spend.

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24/01/2023: Exclusive: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese arrives in Alice Springs as the town battles severe social issues. A Tesla is part of his entourage. Picture: Liam Mendes / The Australian

PM to return to crime-ridden Alice Springs

Anthony Albanese will return to Alice Springs for the first time in over a year following a spate of high-profile public violence, rioting and youth crime resulting in a 20-day-long youth curfew.

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Teen terror accused pictured for the first time.

Terrorism suspect idolises Osama bin Laden

The 16-year-old charged with a terrorism offence after allegedly stabbing Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel idolises the slain al-Qa’ida leader.

Alexi Demetriadi and Liam Mendes

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22/04/2024: One of the teens questioned in this weeks terror raids seen in CCTV of an incident where he was throwing stones at an employee at a drive-through bottle shop.

Terror accused, 16, ‘had knife during assault’

The teen charged with planning a terrorist act following anti-terror raids earlier this week was arrested by police and allegedly found with a knife after assaulting a man working in a bottle shop.

Liam Mendes and Alexi Demetriadi

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NETWORK FIRST USE ONLY- NETWORK NEWS PREMIUM CONTENT: NO THE AUSTRALIAN/NO NEWS.COM/NO SKY NEWS - Anna Crenshaw has filed a court case against Hillsong. She made a complaint about her treatment when she was at the church in Sydney. Images for Hillsong: God on trial podcast.

Hillsong back in court for sex assault

Australian arm of Hillsong Church set to defend itself in the NSW Supreme Court over the sexual assault of a teen parishioner by a married staffer.

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24/04/2024: A JCTT involving NSW, AFP and ASIO officers executed warrants and made arrests in Sydney. PIC: NSW Police Media

Bail challenge for ‘terror teen’

Commonwealth launches bid to keep 14-year-old boy who allegedly had beheading videos and IS anthems on his phone behind bars.

Joanna Panagopoulos, Liam Mendes and Alexi Demetriadi

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Five teens to face court on terror charges

The teens, one as young as 14, will appear in court today after police raided 10 Sydney homes and arrested seven minors in one of the largest series of terrorism raids in recent times.

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Raids nab youths tied to terror accused

Counter-terrorism police have arrested seven minors with links to a teen accused of the stabbing Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel following extensive raids in southwest Sydney.

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NSW Police officer Beau Lamarre-Condon handed himself into Bondi Police Station on Friday. Picture: Liam Mendes

Lamarre-Condon charges ‘could be’ defended: lawyer

The lawyer for the NSW policeman accused of killing his ex-boyfriend and new partner says it’s tough for him in custody and mental health may form part of his defence.

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A Darwin nurse was threatened by children.

Watch: Kids’ gang tries to carjack Darwin nurse at knifepoint

A terrified nurse says she feared she would be killed and felt ‘betrayed’ when a group of youths – some aged just 11 – tried to carjack her on Wednesday.

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