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Teen arrested, police counter angry crowds after church stabbing attack
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Teen arrested, police counter angry crowds after church stabbing attack

A bishop and several worshippers suffered non-life threatening injuries, triggering a near-riot which required hundreds of police to bring under control.

What we know so far about the Christian leader attacked during service

Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel was stabbed during a service in Sydney on Monday night.

Emmanuel is a prominent leader of an ultra-conservative sect of the Assyrian Orthodox known for being critical of lockdowns and vaccines.

Ten let Lisa Wilkinson down over Logies speech, says judge in Lehrmann ruling

Ten was largely vindicated in Monday’s ruling, but Justice Lee was critical of the network’s “grossly improper and unjustifiable” conduct.

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Defamation

Forensic gaze of Justice Lee left no-one unscathed in Lehrmann defamation case

Lisa Wilkinson and Bruce Lehrmann on Monday; Brittany Higgins back in December last year.

Bruce Lehrmann, Brittany Higgins and Lisa Wilkinson were all criticised in a judgment that will be required reading for years to come.

‘The Lehrmann imbroglio’: The wry observations of Justice Lee

Federal Court Justice Michael Lee on Monday.

“Having escaped the lions’ den, Mr Lehrmann made the mistake of going back for his hat,” the judge said.

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National

The omnishambles that has cast nobody in glory

Bruce Lehrmann has gone from cause celebre to disgrace. Along the way he has managed to damage and hurt many lives and reputations.

Andrew and Michele Cauchi have extended their condolences to the victims of their son, Joel (centre) in the Bondi Junction killings.

From an aspiring teacher, keen to meet others, to a murderous loner

The parents of the Bondi Junction killer have spoken of his descent from country school kid to national “monster”, against the backdrop of untreated mental illness.

‘Escape, Hide and Tell’: Westfield owner’s safety message days before Bondi violence

A police officer stands at police cordon near a crime scene at Bondi Junction in Sydney, Monday, April 15, 2024, after several people were stabbed to death at a shopping, Saturday April 13. Australian police are examining why a lone assailant who stabbed multiple people to death in a busy Sydney shopping mall and injured more than a dozen others targeted women while avoiding men. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

Scentre Group boss Elliot Rusanow has rejected claims that it took up to 25 minutes after the initial attack on Saturday for alarms to sound inside the Bondi Junction Westfield.

The most haunting thing about Bondi Junction right now is the silence

The floral tribute started by a single mourner early on Sunday had by Monday afternoon blossomed into a sea of bouquets.

A year after opening, Sydney’s new $344m gallery finally has a name

The north and south wings of the Art Gallery of NSW are to be given Indigenous cultural names.

Art Gallery of NSW director Michael Brand said the leading cultural institution intended to carry the new names with the “deepest respect”.

Plibersek scales back reforms as coral bleaching goes global

Environment and Water Minister Tanya Plibersek.

The government is backing away from its pledge to lodge a comprehensive nature protection reform in parliament.

Property prices climb in regions as buyers chase tree, sea change

Since mid-last year, local economic conditions, plus the affordability and lifestyle factors, have sparked a turnaround in regional Australia.

Iran has given Israel licence to ‘go nuts’. But there are reasons to resist

Israel faces a dilemma of historic proportions as it decides how to respond to Iran’s weekend attack.

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Trump claims ‘political persecution’ as jury selection starts in Daniels hush money trial

Trump claims ‘political persecution’ as jury selection starts in Daniels hush money trial

The trial, one of four for the ex-president, centres on Trump’s alleged attempt to cover up a sex scandal ahead of the 2016 election.

Did Salman Rushdie foresee the attack that nearly killed him?

Three nights earlier, the acclaimed author had a disturbing dream. It was not his first eerie premonition.

Souths rookie has 160 minutes to take Mitchell’s No. 1 jersey

Jye Gray on debut for South Sydney.

If Jye Gray makes Latrell Mitchell’s No. 1 jersey his own, do Souths move Latrell to centre or five-eighth?

What I wish I knew about microneedling before trying it

The treatment is growing in popularity as an alternative to Botox and fillers. What’s involved?

Justin Hemmes in his new listening bar JAM.

The surprising new bar you did not see coming from Merivale’s Justin Hemmes

A week from opening one of the most anticipated restaurants of the year, Good Luck, Merivale launches a surprise new venue on George Street. And it’s pink.

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Bondi Junction attack

Premier Chris Minns said a review would determine whether security guards at crowded public places should have access to more equipment, such as handcuffs or pepper spray.

Bondi Westfield attack sparks review of weapons carried by security guards

The government is examining whether guards at crowded public places should carry equipment such as handcuffs, batons or pepper spray – but it has ruled out allowing them to use guns.

Ashlee Good as a member of the 
Hume City Broncos 2004 women’s team.

Victim was a junior basketball, netball star selected to bear Olympic torch

As a junior sports star, Ashlee Good was chosen for the Olympic torch relay in 2000.

Sydney

Bruce Lehrmann departs court after the verdict on Monday.

‘Hell-bent on having sex’: Judge finds Bruce Lehrmann raped Brittany Higgins

Federal Court Justice Michael Lee has handed down his decision in the former political staffer’s high-stakes defamation case against Network Ten and Lisa Wilkinson.

Floor by floor: How the terrifying Bondi attack unfolded

Floor by floor: How the terrifying Bondi attack unfolded

Joel Cauchi entered Westfield Bondi Junction with a large knife. Within 25 terrifying minutes, he had rampaged from floor to floor, killing six people.

The dark past of a killer, and the bright lives he took too soon

Tributes at Bondi Junction.

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

Sydney has got hundreds of new potholes since the rain. But the worst is yet to come

Hundreds of fresh potholes have appeared on Sydney’s road network

Find out how many potholes have appeared in your area this month, as experts warn festering water will have a long-term impact on our roads.

Second CEO quits embattled public insurance system

SIRA chief executive officer Adam Dent.

The head of the state’s insurance regulator has quit his post after being “absent from duty” for several months.

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NRL 2024

Des Hasler was unhappy with the refereeing in Sunday night’s match.

Des, Ricky argue before Hasler found to be ‘on this planet’ by NRL review

The NRL’s has acknowledged that Raiders player Chevy Stewart was offside when he charged down Kieran Foran’s field goal attempt.

Latrell Mitchell watches on as part of a bulging Rabbitohs casualty ward.
Analysis

The good, the bad and the unknown: Where to now for Rabbitohs?

South Sydney showed enough fight in defeat against Cronulla to buy coach Jason Demetriou some time, but their problems haven’t gone away.

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Property

The Point Piper home of Geoff Cousins and Darleen Bungey sold for about $23 million.
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Is it better to invest in property or shares? 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.

355 Riley Street, Surry Hills.

Surry Hills terrace fetches $3.7m, makes $1.45m profit in five years

The “immaculately preserved” three-bedroom home last sold for $2.25 million in 2019, records show. It was one of 750 auctions scheduled at the weekend.

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Jye Gray on debut for South Sydney.

Rabbitohs rookie Jye Gray has 160 minutes to take Latrell Mitchell’s No. 1 jersey

If Jye Gray makes Latrell Mitchell’s No. 1 jersey his own, do Souths move Latrell to centre or five-eighth?

Des Hasler was unhappy with the refereeing in Sunday night’s match.

Des, Ricky argue before Hasler found to be ‘on this planet’ by NRL review

The NRL’s has acknowledged that Raiders player Chevy Stewart was offside when he charged down Kieran Foran’s field goal attempt.

Peter Bol is back on the Olympic team after a turbulent three years since Tokyo.

‘I can take anyone’: How Peter Bol fought back from false doping accusation to make Olympic team

He’s been wrongly accused, temporarily banned, and sidelined by a pesky hamstring injury. But Peter Bol is not only “thrilled” to be back on the Australian team for Paris 2024; he also sent a warning that he is there to win gold.

Jonathan Agnew.

‘I hate batter’: England legend rails against cricket’s gender-neutral terms

BBC correspondent and former England player Jonathan Agnew says “it’s sad” the game now refers to all players as batters.

Will this finally be the year Dylan Edwards plays State of Origin?

‘Perfectly suited for that [Origin] environment’: Why Edwards can topple Tedesco

The Penrith coach has backed his No.1 to do the job if he unseats James Tedesco as NSW fullback.

A man appears to give a Nazi salute at an A-League match on Saturday in Sydney.

FA and NSW Police investigating Nazi salute at A-League match

Controversy has marred Saturday’s A-League Sydney derby after television cameras showed a fan performing what appears to be a Nazi salute.

Scottie Scheffler almost makes eagle on the ninth hole.

The shot that broke his rivals’ hearts and won Scheffler the US Masters

The world No.1 was under pressure before producing a moment of magic with a stunning shot on the final day that set him up for his second green jacket.

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