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Police identify Bondi attacker; heroic officer named as Sydney reels from mass murder
NSW Police say the offender is 40-year-old Joel Cauchi from Queensland. Police have also confirmed six victims have died and the injured baby is in a serious but stable condition. Follow our rolling coverage.
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Loading‘This was a terrible scene’: Joel Cauchi identified as Bondi Junction attacker
Assistant Commissioner Anthony Cooke said police had spoken to relatives of Cauchi, who they believed was from the Brisbane area and was known to Queensland police.
‘Enormous courage’: The hero police officer who ended the Bondi stabbing rampage
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.
Iran launches extensive drone, missile attack, Biden cuts short trip
Iran has launched dozens of drones and missiles at Israel, an attack that may trigger a wider conflict in the Middle East.
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Dozen of drones reported spotted flying from Iran to Israel
White House says US will “support” Israel’s defence against airborne attack from Iran.
Faced with paying for news, Google omits California sites for some
The company is against a bill to stop journalism job losses as publishers struggle to make money, while it cashes in on advertising in search results.
‘Indescribable love’: New mother Ash Good among the Bondi Junction victims
Good, 38, and her nine-month-old daughter were attacked inside the Westfield shopping centre at Bondi Junction on Saturday afternoon.
Dramatic video captures moment shopper confronts attacker on escalator
The man, armed with a bollard, was described by admirers on social media as “bravery personified”.
Westfield mass murder was not terrorism: Police commissioner
The attacker, who was shot dead by a female police officer, was a 40-year-old man who was known to police, NSW Police Commissioner Karen Webb said.
‘A writer who lived alone with a cat – that’s my true self’: Zoë Foster Blake opens up
The last 10 years have been turbocharged for the author and entrepreneur. She sits down with Sunday Life to talk business, babies and getting it done.
Bluey tackles the housing crisis in highly anticipated, 28-minute long episode
What did we learn about the future of one of Australia’s most beloved TV families? Could a Bluey film be on the horizon?
Opinion
Gender equality
MONA shows why lost boys find #MeToo anti-men
The case was a literal example of what some men’s rights activists say is the new discrimination against men that post #MeToo feminism has enabled.
Jacqueline Maley
Columnist and senior journalist
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Title Deeds
Is it better to invest in shares or property? Point Piper’s surprising answer
Former stock exchange boss Dominic Stevens has swapped his $52m digs for an environmental activist’s home in Point Piper, but that’s not his only noteworthy trade.
Airbnb asked John to host a guest in trouble. It ended up costing him thousands
The long-time host had already rejected the woman as she did not have a long accommodation history – but he trusted Airbnb, so he said yes.
Why is beer so expensive?
Inflation for most goods and services has been falling since late 2022, but the price of beer has risen at its fastest rate in decades.
The four-word slogan that Biden hopes will see him defeat Trump
Largely abandoning an effort to brand economic progress under the banner of Bidenomics, the president’s team has found a simpler slogan.
Opinion
Five Minutes with Fitz
‘It stuns even me’: Could this visionary cure blindness?
The work of Gerard Sutton and his team may do for blindness what cochlear implants did for deafness.
Peter FitzSimons
Columnist and author
NRL 2024
Storm strike late to deny battling Bulldogs in thriller
For the second week in a row, Melbourne Storm have come back from a seemingly hopeless position to steal a late win.
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Zac Lomax set to join Parramatta Eels on four-year, $2.6 million deal
Lomax’s management and the Parramatta Eels are finalising the terms of the deal, which is expected to be worth $2.6 million over the four years of the contract.
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Crime
Boy, 16, charged with murder, riot police out in force, after stabbing
Residents in Sydney’s west can expect a heavy police presence across the next few days as authorities hope to make more arrests following the stabbing.
‘We could have done better’: STC on Palestinian protest furore
The new chair said the company did not support individual statements being made at curtain calls as it flagged a smaller season for 2025.
Karaoke kid kicked out: Lehrmann ‘evicted’ from Sydney house
The avowed party animal has been given his marching orders from the $4.1 million North Sydney home where he had been staying before complaints from neighbours.
Charles Waterstreet sexually harassed trio of women, tribunal finds
Former barrister showed law student a sex toy during a job interview and played a pornographic film in front of a researcher, a tribunal found.
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Development
Council wanted to save this field from being turned into townhouses. It just lost
T.G. Millner Field in Sydney’s northern suburbs was the centre of a years-long campaign for green space in the area.
WEEKEND READS
‘My Errol Flynn’: How Ethne fell in love with a dead serviceman
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.
What is it really like to eat lab-grown meat? I’ve just tried
For a few hundred bucks a head, Singapore diners will get an exclusive seven-course menu featuring cultivated meat concocted in Australia.
Politics
Liberals hold Scott Morrison’s old seat of Cook
The safe Liberal margin in the electorate of Cook and lack of a Labor candidate meant Simon Kennedy claimed almost 63 per cent of the primary vote in Saturday’s byelection.
Business
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Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Qantas’ Perth to London route changed to avoid Iranian airspace
The change in flight path is due to fears Iran is planning an imminent attack on Israel.
World
Psychedelics and trauma: How one survivor of festival terror attack ‘felt no fear’
For a group of Israeli researchers, the attack on the music festival has created a rare opportunity to study the intersection of trauma and psychedelics.
Opinion
Trump is Bible bashing. Even the religious faithful are about to be shocked
Bruce Wolpe
Senior fellow at the US Studies Centre and former political staffer
Corrupt? No. Acceptable behaviour for an MP? Also no
Alexandra Smith
State Political Editor
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Ex-garbo went from renter to owner of $208m prestige property portfolio in four years
He already owned two neighbouring houses in Double Bay, but what could be even better? Adding a third.
Fourteen of our favourite homes in NSW for sale right now
Looking for your next home within NSW? From Byron Bay to Milson’s point, we’ve got you covered.
Good Food
Lifestyle
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.
Culture
Let’s face it, when it comes to perfection, we’re unhinged
Teens are buying retinol and an actress’ movable forehead stops me in my tracks.
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NRL 2024
Struggling Schuster vows to fight back after Manly blow
With his career in limbo, troubled star Josh Schuster has broken his silence after being told by the Sea Eagles he can speak to rival clubs.
‘Nobody has told me otherwise’: Why Demetriou expects to keep job despite another defeat
The under-pressure South Sydney coach held a 27-second press conference on Friday. A day later, his side lost again - but played half the game with just 14 men.
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The Championships
‘You will never see anything like that again’: Pride Of Jenni runs riot in Queen Elizabeth Stakes
Front-running mare Pride Of Jenni produced the most amazing performance seen at Randwick in 190 years to destroy the best horses in Australia in Saturday’s Queen Elizabeth Stakes.
Occy was a 105kg couch potato. This is the greatest comeback story in Australian sport
It’s been 25 years since Mark Occhilupo rose from depression, drugs and a daily diet of Coco Pops, chicken and chips and Days of Our Lives to conquer the world.
Sharks heap more misery on bruised Bunnies
South Sydney battled on with only 14 fit troops, but the lack of numbers eventually showed in a 34-22 loss to Cronulla. Earlier, the Eels’ halves finally clicked in a much-needed 27-22 victory over the Cowboys.
How Waratahs’ last-gasp hero breathed life back into their season
After five straight defeats, NSW needed a hero, and after two years out of Super Rugby due to serious knee injuries, five-eighth Will Harrison stepped up.
Hunt wanted out of Dragons 10 months ago. This is how Flanagan got him to consider extending his stay
Shane Flanagan and Ben Hunt were at a barbecue when talk turned to the halfback playing on in 2026. Who would have thought the Dragons coach and captain would become besties?
Have Your Say
Attack me if you will, James Graham, but I stand by work on concussion debate
While some people’s views don’t change, thankfully sporting bodies acting on this seriously important matter.
Peter FitzSimons
Columnist and author
