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Sydney siege | Gunman and hostages dead after violent end - Yahoo!7

Flowers are left as a sign of respect at Martin Place on December 16, 2014 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images). Dawson, a rising star in the legal fraternity, would be greatly missed by her colleagues and friends, the NSW Bar ... View full article

Sydney siege over as police storm Lindt cafe

Sydney "shaken by a tragedy". NSW Police Commissioner Andrew Scipione said police made the decision to storm the cafe after gunshots were heard from inside the cafe. The Commissioner said this triggered officers to implement an emergency action plan. View full article

Martin Place, Sydney siege gunman identified as Man Haron Monis

The man who held more than a dozen people hostage, placing Sydney's CBD into lockdown is no stranger to the NSW police or the judiciary. Self-described cleric, Man Haron Monis, 50, first came to attention of police when he penned poisonous letters to ... View full article

Sydney siege: Tori Johnson's act of kindness left its mark on Wollongong family

Just before Easter, Mrs Hinchcliff and Mrs Rowney took their children to Sydney to collect their surprise chocolate bounty. Mrs Hinchcliff said Mr Johnson was "really happy" as he presented Henry and Kate with their eggs, and insisted they take photos ... View full article

Tony Abbott says questions over why Sydney siege gunman was out on bail ...

Tony Abbott is holding a press conference with Mike Baird, the premier of NSW. Abbott says the Sydney hostage siege has “echoed around the world,” calling it an “appalling and ugly incident” and lamenting the loss of life. “These were decent, good ... View full article

Lindt Chocolat Cafe hostage drama in Martin Place, Sydney

A man armed with a gun has held up the Lindt Chocolate Cafe in Martin Place, witnesses say. There were also reports that a person was seen inside the cafe waving an Islamic State flag. There are 20 people inside the cafe. A NSW Police spokeswoman said ... View full article

Sydney siege over: the moment police decided to raid Lindt cafe

The gunshots triggered an emergency action plan, which police implemented immediately in order to save lives, NSW Police Commissioner Andrew Scipione said on Tuesday morning. "[A]s a result of an exchange of gunfire inside those premises, police ... View full article

Police clear Martin Place after gunman holds hostages at Lindt Chocolat Cafe

NSW Premier Baird said: "We are being tested today in Sydney." "The police are being tested, the public is being tested, but whatever the test we will face it head-on and we will remain a civil, democratic society," he said. "All my thoughts and ... View full article

Sydney siege ends: Family of ex-wife Noleen Hayson Pal furious gunman on bail

The family of Noleen Hayson Pal, the slain ex-wife of the Sydney siege gunman, have expressed their anger that he was not behind bars. Man Haron Monis, 50, who was shot dead by police in the early hours of Tuesday morning, was on bail after being ... View full article

Sydney Café Siege: NSW Police Prepares To Negotiate With Hostage Taker ...

A woman is seen in a window of the Lindt café, where hostages are being held, at Martin Place in central Sydney on Dec. 15, 2014. Australian police locked down the center of the country's biggest city on Monday after an armed man walked into the ... View full article