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Multiple people dead after shooting, stabbing spree in Sydney shopping centre

Multiple people dead after shooting, stabbing spree in Sydney shopping centre

NSW Police Commissioner said six people were fatally stabbed at Bondi Junction Westfield including the mother of a baby girl who was also attacked. Follow our rolling coverage.

Mother of baby stabbed at shopping centre dies in hospital

A mother and her baby were among those attacked by the man, who wandered the centre with a knife and attacked people on the first day of school holidays.

Bondi Junction mass murder: What we know so far

A man murdered at least six people by stabbing them with a knife inside Bondi Junction Westfield on Saturday afternoon.

‘God-tier legend’: Video captures moment man confronts Sydney attacker on escalator

‘God-tier legend’: Video captures moment man confronts Sydney attacker on escalator

The man, dressed in a white T-shirt and jeans, was described by admirers on social media as “bravery personified” in the face of danger.

‘Enormous courage’: Hero police officer who ended the Bondi stabbing rampage

An image circulated on social media showed the police inspector attending to the attacker after shooting him.

As panicked shoppers ran away and Westfield Bondi Junction’s alarm sounded, a lone female police officer ran towards the man armed with a knife. 

‘Unhelpful to speculate’: PM, police chiefs, say Bondi motive unknown

In an address to the nation alongside AFP chief Reece Kershaw and ASIO director-general Mike Burgess, Albanese praised the police officer and medics who came to the rescue.

Not again: Fremantle loses another thriller in dying minutes against Port

James Aish of the Dockers and Connor Rozee of the Power.

Port Adelaide has kicked two late goals to beat Fremantle who led for 73 minutes of the match.

Inside backlash facing the biggest energy company

In a narrow peninsula near the WA town of Karratha, construction workers are building what will become the country’s biggest fossil fuel development in a decade.

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Ex-garbo buys his neighbour’s house to create $70m compound

He already owned two neighbouring houses, but what could be even better? Adding a third.

Biden wipes away another $11b in student debt

President Joe Biden arrives at Dane County Regional Airport for an event on student loan debt in Madison, Wisconsin.

Millions of Americans still owe their undergraduate and graduate loans, even though they borrowed only about $US5000 initially.

Former US ambassador, a double agent for Cuba, jailed for 15 years

Manuel Rocha incriminated himself in a series of secretly recorded video conversations with “Miguel”, an FBI agent posing as a Cuban spy.

Donald Trump, Robert F. Kennedy Jr, and Joe Biden.

Trump allies have a plan to hurt Biden’s chances: Elevate third-party candidates

Polling shows that third-party candidates could play an especially large role in 2024.

Alysia has a full-time job. That’s no longer enough

Alysia Sheppard has had to work side hustles and take on Airtasker jobs to keep afloat as she lives paycheck to paycheck to afford her rent. The 44 year old single mum was able to negotiate her rental increase from $40 down to $25 as it would have tipped her over as she is already in housing stress, spending about 45 per cent of her income on rent. She says she is worried about when her lease is up for renewal next year as rentals in Dee Why are pushing are hundreds of dollars worth more than hers.

The sales representative knows how lucky she is her rent is less than other places, but she has to do more to stay afloat.

Mind the baby, Boomer: How more grandparents are ending up on the childcare frontline

Who’s looking after the kids? Increasingly, it’s Gran and Gramps.

Garth had been dead for 38 years. Ethne fell in love anyway

Diaries and love letters scribbled in cursive by soldiers at the front can be difficult to decipher. To the rescue: this 91-year-old – and others like her.

It’s likely we’ll all live much longer, and we want those years to be good years.

How to live better now we’re living much longer

It’s likely we’ll all live much longer, and we want those years to be good years. Here’s how to make that happen.

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What is it really like to eat lab-grown meat? I’ve just tried

The ‘Wagyu sando’ topped with Vow’s Japanese quail parfait.

For a few hundred bucks a head, Singapore diners will get an exclusive seven-course menu featuring cultivated meat concocted in Australia.

Love thy neighbour? What to do when you can’t stand who’s next door

Being woken up at 4am? Or perhaps Mr and Mrs Nosy are constantly complaining about you? We’ve got you covered.

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Western Australia

The Uber drivers’ action comes just days after competitor Ola pulled out of the Australian market.

Perth Uber drivers start five-day strike on Friday with airport blockade

Friday night could be chaotic for many as about 4000 ride-share drivers plan to stay home with another 500 of them intending to blockade Perth’s airport.

Over 100 millimetres of rain in under an hour during Perth storm

The flash flooding in a street in Clarkson, north of Perth.

The Department of Fire and Emergency Services confirmed they responded to 59 calls for assistance.

FMG’s Pilbara actions ‘like kicking a dog when it’s down’, court hears

Fortescue chair Andrew Forrest and Yindjibarndi Aboriginal Corporation chief executive Michael Woodley.

A remote Aboriginal community’s long and poisonous battle with Fortescue Metals Group over its iron ore-rich Pilbara land has reached the Federal Court.

Perth aid worker shot at during food delivery to Gaza

Tess Ingram worked for the Australian Financial Review and WAtoday before moving abroad to work for the United Nations.

Tess Ingram worked for WAtoday before taking a job with the UN. She was in a vehicle waiting to deliver aid when bullets began to fly.

Billionaire Stokes family wins support to take over Australia’s largest concrete maker

Seven Group chief executive Ryan Stokes is also the chairman of Boral.

Boral’s independent directors have caved in to Seven Group’s hardball takeover bid.

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Burnt out and rocked by the death of his legendary dad, Marsh takes a break

Paul Marsh is reluctantly taking a three-month sabbatical. “It wasn’t a negotiation, it was an ultimatum,” says AFLPA president Patrick Dangerfield.

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Australia’s pole vaulting champion Nina Kennedy

Nina Kennedy won a world title with a broken back. Imagine what she can do in Paris

The 27-year-old pole vaulters had sustained a stress fracture at the end of the previous season and missed months in recovery.

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Australian Football Hall of Famer Carl Ditterich has been charged with a string of child sex offences for allegedly assaulting a girl who was under his care in 1985.

Storm Hunter is unlikely to take part in Australia’s Billie Jean King Cup finals campaign, should they prevail in Saturday’s final fixtures with Mexico.

‘We all cried’: Australia overcome injury blow with huge Paris ramifications

Australia have overcome a heartbreaking setback on the eve of their Billie Jean King Cup tie, with the extent of a star’s injury woes revealed.

Cameron Smith of Australia lines up a putt on the 18th green during the first round of the 2024 Masters.

Smith hangs tough to keep Masters dream alive, DeChambeau leads after opening round

Former British Open champion Cameron Smith was “absolutely chuffed” to have ground out a first-round 71 after spending almost a week battling food poisoning.

Dayne Zorko and Harrison Petty shake hands after Thursday’s game.

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Two years after being left in tears by a sledge from Lion Dayne Zorko, Melbourne’s Harrison Petty has been targeted with a ‘crybaby’ gesture by another Lion.

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