Sydney stabbings as it happened:Fallout continues after Wakeley,Bondi Junction attacks;NSW Police may arrest church rioters today

Sydney stabbings as it happened:Fallout continues after Wakeley,Bondi Junction attacks;NSW Police may arrest church rioters today

Authorities say that while the 16-year-old suspect was not on any terrorism watchlist,there were strong indicators Monday’s attack was religiously motivated. Follow live.

  • byJosefine Ganko,Jessica McSweeney andAngus Thomson

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Officers with some of the dozens of vehicles damaged at Wakeley.

Church stabbing declared a terror incident as weapons history of teenage attacker revealed
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Church stabbing declared a terror incident as weapons history of teenage attacker revealed

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.

  • bySally Rawsthorne,Patrick Begley andMatthew Knott
Blind faith cannot justify attacks on police and paramedics
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Blind faith cannot justify attacks on police and paramedics

The second violent attack to rattle our city in as many days,the knifing and ensuring riot at a Western Sydney church has cast a blasphemous pall over something once thought inviolable and emphasised the need for community unity at this dangerous time.

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Witnesses to Bondi killer’s final moments recount bravery of ‘warrior’ cop

Witnesses to Bondi killer’s final moments recount bravery of ‘warrior’ cop

Two men who came within metres of Joel Cauchi in the final moments of his Bondi Junction killing spree have spoken of their terror as they watched him run through the shopping centre,before they heard gunshots ring out.

  • byPerry Duffin,Clare Sibthorpe,Sally Rawsthorne andAngus Dalton
Sydney stabbings as it happened:Wakeley church attack declared terrorist event just days after Bondi Junction tragedy;PM,AFP call for calm

Sydney stabbings as it happened:Wakeley church attack declared terrorist event just days after Bondi Junction tragedy;PM,AFP call for calm

NSW Police Commissioner Karen Webb said she determined the stabbing was a terrorist attack and warned those who turned on police after the stabbing to “expect a knock on the door”. Follow live.

  • byJosefine Ganko andJessica McSweeney
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What we know so far about the Wakeley terrorist attack

What we know so far about the Wakeley terrorist attack

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

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Stabbing attack at Sydney church as police counter angry crowds
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Stabbing attack at Sydney church as police counter angry crowds

Police faced angry crowds outside Christ The Good Shepherd Church after a religious leader and worshippers were attacked on Monday night.

  • bySally Rawsthorne,Perry Duffin,Matthew Knott andClare Sibthorpe
Bondi Junction stabbing as it happened:Sixth victim named as police investigate Joel Cauchi’s motive

Bondi Junction stabbing as it happened:Sixth victim named as police investigate Joel Cauchi’s motive

The sixth fatality from the Bondi Junction stabbing rampage has been revealed as more stories come to light of the motive and details of the attack.

  • byJosefine Ganko andChristopher Harris
‘Lost touch with reality’:Grieving family of Bondi Junction killer speak

‘Lost touch with reality’:Grieving family of Bondi Junction killer speak

The anguished parents of Joel Cauchi speak out as Premier Chris Minns launches an $18 million coronial inquiry into the attack styled on the state’s response to the 2014 Lindt Cafe siege.

  • byAngus Dalton,Eryk Bagshaw,Michael McGowan andChristopher Harris
How Tahir’s late notice shift change at Bondi Junction ended in tragedy

How Tahir’s late notice shift change at Bondi Junction ended in tragedy

Faraz Tahir worked nights. But on Saturday he agreed to fill in for a day shift at Westfield. These were his final moments.

  • byClare Sibthorpe andPatrick Begley