Who were the Wakeley rioters and why did it descend into violence?

Who were the Wakeley rioters and why did it descend into violence?

Distrust of police and authority,as well as old grievances and social marginalisation,may have contributed to disturbing scenes on Monday night.

  • byMichael Koziol

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Hernias and hubris delay fugitive Jean Nassif’s return to Australia
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Hernias and hubris delay fugitive Jean Nassif’s return to Australia

The international fugitive recently paid $50,000 to keep alive his long-running defamation battle against Sydney broadcaster Ray Hadley,who called him a “shoddy developer.”

  • byKate McClymont
Rape myths are extremely dangerous. Did the Lehrmann verdict bust them?
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Rape myths are extremely dangerous. Did the Lehrmann verdict bust them?

After the awful,vitriolic and often ignorant public debate we’ve seen during the Lehrmann trial,now is the time to elevate the best drivers of change:experts,evidence and experience.

  • byJulia Baird
Man accused of ‘cocaine brick’ plot is a construction boss by day

Man accused of ‘cocaine brick’ plot is a construction boss by day

In the middle of the night,a small crew set out into the ocean off Australia’s east coast. Police say they had been tasked with one objective:to collect bricks of cocaine.

  • byCloe Read
Teen charged with Wakeley terrorism attack travelled 90 minutes to church:police

Teen charged with Wakeley terrorism attack travelled 90 minutes to church:police

The teenager charged with stabbing a bishop in a church in Sydney’s west has a “long history of behaviour” consistent with mental health issues,a court heard.

  • byJessica McSweeney andSarah McPhee
NSW Police want tougher penalties for parents who let kids carry knives
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NSW Police want tougher penalties for parents who let kids carry knives

NSW Police have asked for tougher knife-crime penalties despite data showing the overall rate of violent crimes involving blades has steadily fallen over the last decade.

  • byMichael McGowan andMax Maddison
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‘We have a crisis of male violence’:Attorney-General says men must step up

‘We have a crisis of male violence’:Attorney-General says men must step up

Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus demands men “step up” and educate themselves,as the number of women killed in violent incidents across the nation this year reached 24.

  • byNatassia Chrysanthos
Sydney stabbings as it happened:Westfield Bondi Junction to open for ‘community reflection day’;Wakeley rioters set to be targeted by police

Sydney stabbings as it happened:Westfield Bondi Junction to open for ‘community reflection day’;Wakeley rioters set to be targeted by police

A man has become the first charged after the riot following the Wakeley church stabbing,as Westfield Bondi Junction prepares to open today. Follow here for all the live updates.

  • byJosefine Ganko andJessica McSweeney
Man charged over botched drug import after cocaine bricks wash up on NSW beaches

Man charged over botched drug import after cocaine bricks wash up on NSW beaches

Federal police say the drugs were offloaded from a cargo ship into waters off Brisbane. However,“adverse weather conditions” scuppered the cocaine drop.

  • byJessica McSweeney,Cloe Read andMillie Muroi
Alleged rape victim’s mum ‘demanded $50k’ from accused

Alleged rape victim’s mum ‘demanded $50k’ from accused

A woman accused of raping a teenage girl has claimed the alleged victim’s mother demanded $50,000 days before a sexual assault complaint was made to police.

  • byRex Martinich
Dozens of bouquets and hundreds of moments of sorrow:Inside Westfield Bondi Junction

Dozens of bouquets and hundreds of moments of sorrow:Inside Westfield Bondi Junction

Silence befell Westfield Bondi Junction on Thursday as its doors opened to the public for the first time since Saturday’s horror knife attack that killed six and injured more than a dozen.

  • byAnthony Segaert