Sydney siege: NSW Police Commissioner Andrew Scipione stands by decision ... and other top stories

Sydney siege: NSW Police Commissioner Andrew Scipione stands by decision ...

NSW Police Commissioner Andrew Scipione says he endorses the decision to storm the Lindt cafe to end the Sydney siege in the early hours of Tuesday. Man Haron Monis, a self-styled Iranian cleric with a violent history, was killed when officers stormed ... View full article

Sydney siege: Federal, NSW governments to urgently conduct review into Martin ...

The Commonwealth and New South Wales governments will urgently conduct a review into the Sydney siege, Prime Minister Tony Abbott has announced. The review will examine and make recommendations about issues including the circumstances of ... View full article

Sydney Siege: Tony Abbott Pays Tribute At Memorial Site; NSW Announces ...

The siege of a local cafe at Sydney's Martin Place, which left two hostages and a gunman dead after an hours-long standoff, has triggered a city-wide, high-visibility operation, New South Wales police announced Tuesday. “Operation Hammerhead will focus ... View full article

Sydney siege: Harrowing images captured by Channel Seven cameraman Greg ...

It allowed him to capture extraordinary, harrowing images of the hostages whose simple trip to a Sydney cafe on a Monday morning had landed them in very real danger. One of those harrowing faces is that of 43-year-old Westpac project manager Marcia ... View full article

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

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: Harrowing images captured by Channel Seven cameraman Greg ...

It allowed him to capture extraordinary, harrowing images of the hostages whose simple trip to a Sydney cafe on a Monday morning had landed them in very real danger. One of those harrowing faces is that of 43-year-old Westpac project manager Marcia ... View full article

Sydney Siege: Tony Abbott Pays Tribute At Memorial Site; NSW Announces ...

The siege of a local cafe at Sydney's Martin Place, which left two hostages and a gunman dead after an hours-long standoff, has triggered a city-wide, high-visibility operation, New South Wales police announced Tuesday. “Operation Hammerhead will focus ... 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

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

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

Police clear Martin Place after gunman holds hostages at Lindt Chocolat Cafe and other top stories

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

NSW Premier Mike 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

NSW train ticket sellers fall victim to Opal card

Rail, Tram & Bus Union NSW branch secretary Alex Claassens said he had confirmed the long-term plan to remove all dedicated sales staff with Sydney Trains. "Another 70 ticket sellers will be gone early next year and the remainder will be phased out ... View full article

It was a set-up, claims Sydney woman Maria Elvira Pinto, arrested at KL airport

A Sydney mother of four facing the death penalty in Malaysia claims she was innocently carrying a bag that allegedly contained methamphetamines. Maria Elvira Pinto Exposto, 51, of Liverpool, told lawyers she was asked to carry a soft-bag containing ... View full article

Cops: Don't let siege change plans

The Sydney Opera House was evacuated following reports of a suspicious package, AAP reported, while the US has also evacuated its Sydney consulate. The Supreme Court, Sydney Hospital, State Library of NSW, and NSW parliament remains in lockdown. View full article

NSW Government tells Moore to go vertical

Central Sydney is chock-full and the NSW government will push city authorities to "do better" by allowing taller high rises and more-intense development, Planning Minister Pru Goward says. Announcing a plan for Sydney's growth for the next two decades ... View full article

Sydney siege: Peaceful negotiation continues - NSW deputy police commissioner

New South Wales (NSW) Deputy Police Commissioner Catherine Burn said the police is in “negotiation” with the armed person in Martin Place, Sydney. During a press conference, Burn said that the police would deal with the situation "peacefully". "It ... View full article

Lindt Chocolat Cafe hostage drama in Martin Place, Sydney and other top stories

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

NSW train ticket sellers fall victim to Opal card

Rail, Tram & Bus Union NSW branch secretary Alex Claassens said he had confirmed the long-term plan to remove all dedicated sales staff with Sydney Trains. "Another 70 ticket sellers will be gone early next year and the remainder will be phased out ... View full article

It was a set-up, claims Sydney woman Maria Elvira Pinto, arrested at KL airport

A Sydney mother of four facing the death penalty in Malaysia claims she was innocently carrying a bag that allegedly contained methamphetamines. Maria Elvira Pinto Exposto, 51, of Liverpool, told lawyers she was asked to carry a soft-bag containing ... View full article

NSW Government tells Moore to go vertical

Central Sydney is chock-full and the NSW government will push city authorities to "do better" by allowing taller high rises and more-intense development, Planning Minister Pru Goward says. Announcing a plan for Sydney's growth for the next two decades ... View full article

NSW Government growth plan squeezes new homes into old suburbs 30 ... and other top stories

NSW Government growth plan squeezes new homes into old suburbs 30 ...

High-rise development plans in Sydney's east and south have been dumped after a community revolt, prompting a Liberal MP to reveal he was "ropeable" at his government's handling of one of the proposals. But the state government will forge ahead with a ... View full article

Wakil family property sell-off: $200m raised for charitable foundation and other top stories

Wakil family property sell-off: $200m raised for charitable foundation

The Wakils, owners of many of Sydney's mysterious derelict buildings in Pyrmont and the CBD, have begun selling off their vast property portfolio with plans to set up a major charitable foundation. The off-market sell-off has already raised $200 ... View full article