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Bondi Junction attack victims Dawn Singleton, Pikria Darchia, Jade Young, Ashlee Good and Faraz Tahir

The dark past of Bondi Junction killer, and the bright lives he took

Sydney grappled with shock and grief on Sunday, as details emerged of Joel Cauchi’s killing spree and his victims – most of them women.

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Restaurant worker recalls serving Bondi Junction killer hours before rampage

Bondi attacker’s last meal

Joel Cauchi sat down by the window in Saigon Noodle House and ordered a red chicken curry. He had no money, so he returned two hours later to pay – and then embarked on his stabbing attack.

‘Truly horrific’: Family laments troubled son who became mass murderer

Joel Cauchi’s family also offered their support for the NSW Police officer who shot dead their son after he took the lives of six innocent people on Saturday afternoon.

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The past few years have been tough financially for many of us, and it’s potentially changing our eating habits.

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Justice Michael Lee with Brittany Higgins and Bruce Lehrmann.

Federal Court Justice Michael Lee has won legions of fans following the Bruce Lehrmann trial with his wit and humanity.

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The new Perth primary school that will be so big it’ll need 240 parking bays

Any one primary school class will contain students as much as five years apart in maths skills, and teachers struggle to differentiate the lessons.

A new multimillion-dollar primary school proposed for Perth’s eastern suburbs would join the ranks as one of the city’s biggest if approved.

Man charged with murder after woman found dead in Broadwater

A man has been charged with murder after a 38-year-old woman was found dead in Busselton, south-west of Perth, on Thursday evening.

Mark Occhilupo: the comeback king.

On a WA farm, a 105kg Occy started 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.

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James Taylor supported by Josh Pyke play Kins Park, April 2024.

The famously subdued singer surprised and delighted the Kings Park crowd with full-blooded renditions of his cherished songs and lots of jokes.

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?

The best beach of all? Hellfire Bay

When Mother Nature created this part of Western Australia, she went all out

A splatter of blue – no, two, three, four shades – for the water, a drizzle of pure white for the sand, and a deep red for the soil. And why not some lakes of pink?

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The new plan clears the way for public investment in high-value therapies, naming cancer and heart disease as key areas that deserve government funds.

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‘Books will be written’: Judgment day in Lehrmann defamation case

Bruce Lehrmann outside the Federal Court in Sydney in December last year.

Justice Michael Lee will deliver his decision on Monday in Bruce Lehrmann’s defamation case against Network Ten and Lisa Wilkinson.

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BONDI JUNCTION ATTACK

Bondi killer Joe Cauchi.

‘Truly horrific’: Family laments troubled son who became Bondi mass murderer

Joel Cauchi’s family also offered their support for the NSW Police officer who shot dead their son after he took the lives of six innocent people on Saturday afternoon.

Bondi attacker’s last meal
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Restaurant worker recalls serving Bondi Junction killer hours before rampage

Joel Cauchi sat down by the window in Saigon Noodle House and ordered a red chicken curry. He had no money, so he returned two hours later to pay – and then embarked on his stabbing attack.

Western Australia

Perth woman Amelia Zappacosta was inside Westfield Bondi Junction when the man’s attack unfolded across multiple levels.
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Perth woman recounts scenes inside Westfield Bondi Junction as attack unfolded

Perth woman Amelia Zappacosta was inside Westfield Bondi Junction when the man’s attack unfolded across multiple levels.

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

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

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.

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