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Westfield Bondi Junction to open for ‘community reflection day’

Westfield Bondi Junction to open for ‘community reflection day’

Scentre Group chief executive Elliott Rusanow said the centre would be a quiet place for the community to come to pay their respects on Thursday after Saturday’s stabbing attack.

Man misidentified as Bondi Junction killer hires lawyers to sue Seven

A 20-year-old man wrongly identified by the embattled Seven Network as the Bondi Junction mass murderer has threatened defamation action against the TV network. 

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Defamation

Lies and angry text message flag possible new skirmishes

A message Lisa Wilkinson sent to a rival TV program suggesting Bruce Lehrmann had breached legal confidentiality rules has been confirmed by Justice Michael Lee.

Former president Donald Trump returns to the courtroom after a recess during the second day of jury selection at Manhattan.

‘Fascinating ... stirs the pot’: Jury candidates air views of Trump as hush money trial proceeds

Without his usual bravado and bluster, and once again appearing in court without his wife Melania by his side, Trump looked more like a weary, ordinary man.

Heavy rains lash Dubai and disrupt flights, toll rises in Oman

A plane in Dubai during flooding.

Parts of the UAE received 2½ times the average annual rainfall in 24 hours, while at least 18 people have been killed in Oman, as storms hit the region.

China’s Xi Jinping might have to revise his five-year plan

The stronger-than-expected growth in China’s economy in the March quarter hasn’t assuaged concerns over the nature of that growth.

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Court rules on another northern beaches restaurant saga

The ageing apartment block and deli at Whale Beach are owned by the Cassar tourism family.

The maximum number of patrons allowed at the restaurant will vary by the hour in an attempt to protect scarce parking at the idyllic hamlet.

The need to train waiters in food allergies, like they are in the responsible service of alcohol

Debra Azzopardi and her son Blake, 21, who has life-threatening food anaphylaxis.

There are concerns a lack of education is leaving diners with allergies vulnerable to serious harm.

Adam welcomed dogs inside his cafe until he was told it was against the law

Sydney lord mayor wants dogs to be allowed inside cafes and pubs, as well as an expansion of subsidised vet services.

‘Love you infinity Mum’: Family mourns woman who died after suspected ‘mushroom’ drink

‘Love you infinity Mum’: Family mourns woman who died after suspected ‘mushroom’ drink

Rachael Dixon, a health practitioner from Melbourne, died on the weekend after consuming a suspected magic mushroom drink.

Man at centre of immigration challenge would prefer Gaza to Iran, court told

The High Court is hearing a fresh legal challenge to the government’s immigration detention regime.

A bisexual Iranian man at the centre of a fresh legal challenge to the immigration detention regime says he would rather be sent to Gaza than return to his country of birth.

‘Risk of conflict increasing’: Defence to get extra $50b over next decade

Defence spending is set to rise to $100 billion a year by 2034, in large part due to the risk of conflict in the Indo-Pacific as China rapidly builds up its military.

Ten hidden Byron Bay highlights that most visitors miss

Sheer power: Minyon Falls in Nightcap National Park.

From a powerful waterfall formed 20 million years ago to a hidden swimming spot, check out some of the region’s lesser-known attractions.

You don’t always have to preheat an oven. Here’s when it matters

To preheat or not to preheat? That is the question.

Alice Zaslavsky settles the debate once and for all in the interests of saving time, energy, and money every time we cook. 

How Francis Ford Coppola beat the odds to become a cinematic genius

Sam Wasson sees the director’s films as reflections of his mode of being, his temperament and moral character.

Australian athletes in the Olympic opening ceremony uniforms.

Australia’s Olympic uniforms go for gold by ditching the green

The fashion capital of Paris has influenced the Australian team’s opening ceremony uniforms.

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NRL 2024

Enforcer James Fisher-Harris to leave Penrith for the Warriors in 2025

James Fisher-Harris is off to the Warriors in 2025.

The 28-year-old forward asked to be released from the final two years of his contract with the Panthers and has signed a four-year deal with the Warriors.

‘I will play on the PGA Tour for the rest of my career’: McIlroy quashes LIV talk

Rory McIlroy has poured cold water on what would have been one of sport’s greatest about-faces after reports linked him to a $1.5 billion deal to join the breakaway tour.

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Bondi Junction attack

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)

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

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.

Bondi Junction stabbings.

If you’re finding it hard to focus after Bondi Junction, you’re not alone

Shock, trauma, grief – people experience a range of emotions following tragedy. Here are some ways you can work through them, including with your children.

Sydney

Angel guarding a grave at Highgate cemetery, London

Sydney’s ‘tombstone whisperer’ explains the mysteries hidden in our cemeteries

Our graveyards are packed with ancient hidden symbols, but do you know what to look for?

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Crime

Weapons history of teenage attacker revealed

A teenager was arrested after Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel and Father Isaac Royel were stabbed at Christ The Good Shepherd Church in Wakeley on Monday night.

The 16-year-old boy at the centre of a counter-terrorism investigation was previously suspended from school for carrying a knife and last year faced a weapons charge.

Attack brings up trauma for scarred migrant communities

A heavy police presence at the scene of a stabbing at a church in Wakeley.

As the nation remains in shock over the weekend’s Bondi murders, Peter Dutton on Tuesday wrote to Anthony Albanese offering rare bipartisan co-operation.

It will cost $73m to run 100 buses a day instead of a train line. That’s just the start

Bankstown line commuters will be forced into the nightmare of catching replacement buses along gridlocked roads for 12 months.

The T3 line shutdown from July will disrupt up to 60,000 commuters a day who will be forced to catch replacement buses.

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Defamation

Judgment will bring some comfort to sexual assault victims everywhere

Brittany Higgins was found by Justice Lee to have been raped by Bruce Lehrmann.

The judgment by Justice Michael Lee in finding Bruce Lehrmann was a rapist is a masterpiece of common sense and cut-through.

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NRL 2024

Zac Lomax.

‘We’ve had that chat’: Why Lomax is waiting in wings for Maguire after taking centre stage

NSW Blues coach Michael Maguire explains where the in-form flyer and Latrell Mitchell are positioned six weeks out from naming his first State of Origin side.

Matt Lodge is back for the first time in  261 days.
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GPS numbers are in and Matt Lodge is ready for NRL return

Manly coach Anthony Seibold is delighted with the physical condition the front-rower has worked himself into.

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Property prices have risen in the Tweed Valley area, which includes Kingscliff.

Where property prices picked up, and where they’ve slowed

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

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 $52 million digs for an environmental activist’s home in Point Piper, but that’s not his only noteworthy trade.

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James Fisher-Harris is off to the Warriors in 2025.
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NRL 2024

Fisher-Harris to leave Penrith for the Warriors in 2025

The 28-year-old forward asked to be released from the final two years of his contract with the Panthers and has signed a four-year deal with the Warriors.

Eric Liddell, Duke Kahanamoku, Johnny Weissmuller, Andrew ‘Boy’ Charlton were among the competitors at the 1924 Olympics.

Tarzan, a Titanic survivor and the birth of the athletes’ village

With 100 days until the French capital hosts its first Olympics in a century, here are 10 fun facts from the last time the City of Love hosted the Games.

Rory McIlroy - LIV Golf’s most prominent critic - has again pledged his future to the PGA Tour.

‘I will play on the PGA Tour for the rest of my career’: McIlroy quashes LIV talk

Rory McIlroy has poured cold water on what would have been one of sport’s greatest about-faces after reports linked him to a $1.5 billion deal to join the breakaway tour.

Zac Lomax.

Why Lomax is waiting in wings for Maguire after taking centre stage

NSW Blues coach Michael Maguire explains where the in-form flyer and Latrell Mitchell are positioned six weeks out from naming his first State of Origin side.

(L-R) Elijah Winnington, Sam Short, Emma McKeon, Tommy Neill and Ariaren Titmus at the launch of the new Speedo swimsuits for the Australian team competing at the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris.

The swimmers with everything to prove at the Australian titles

Here’s what you need to know about Australia’s swimmers as the greatest show on earth approaches.

Kylian Mbappe.

Xavi fumes as Barcelona eliminated from Champions League after Mbappe double

PSG’s push for an elusive title is alive after a come-from-behind win over Barcelona put them into the final four, where they will face Borussia Dortmund.

Joseph Manu will join Toyota Verblitz in Japan.

‘No different to Sonny’: All Blacks coaching legend is excited about Manu move

Why All Blacks legend Steve Hansen is backing Joey Manu to emulate the rugby feats of Sonny Bill Williams.

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