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Gravediggers sworn to secrecy on Monis










EAN HIGGINS 
 
		THE NSW government has built a wall of secrecy around the burial of Man Haron Monis, who held 18 people hostage in Sydney.
		



 
 





Siege hostages to share their story










SHARRI MARKSON 
 
		REPORTER Liz Hayes will front a 60 Minutes special on the siege at Sydney’s Lindt Cafe.
		




 
 





Nine, Seven in siege ratings stand-off










SHARRI MARKSON 
 
		THERE is a stand-off between Nine and Seven over competing news specials on the siege at the Lindt Cafe.
		



 
 





Cafe gunman let hostages make last call















SHARRI MARKSON 
 
		LINDT cafe gunman Man Haron Monis allowed several hostages to make a brief phone call to their families.
		





 
 





Hostage’s ‘six-figure’ story to sell










DAN BOX 
 
		ONE of the hostages caught up in last month’s Sydney siege is offering to sell her story in return for a “six-figure sum”.
		



 
 





Terror failings ‘expose data flaws’










JARED OWENS 
 
		CRITICS of data-retention laws say the French terror ­attacks support their claim that the reforms could not protect Australians.
		



 
 





Police bullet killed Katrina Dawson










 
 
		CAFE Lindt siege victim Katrina Dawson was killed by a ricocheting police bullet as officers stormed the Martin Place cafe.
		



 
 
 
 




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Aid group admits it helped Siege gunman





			Amnesty International has admitted being 'conned' into helping the siege gunman to get a refugee visa.
	
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Day of sorrow and healing after siege





			Tears have flowed in private and in public for victims of Sydney's siege Tori Johnson and Katrina Dawson.
	
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Robertson resigns in wake of gunman letter





			NSW opposition leader John Robertson has resigned over a letter of recommendation for Man Haron Monis.
	
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Robertson reportedly under pressure to resign





			The NSW Opposition Leader is reportedly under pressure to resign after signing letter for the siege gunman.
	
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Martin Place memorial flourishes 

FROM humble beginnings to a blossoming sea of tens of thousands of flowers, the Sydney siege memorial site continues to grow.
 





The city mourns for siege victims

SYDNEY’S Martin Place is covered by a sea of tributes as thousands lay sentiments  near the scene of the fatal siege.
 





The faces of the Sydney siege

THE everyday people who endured sixteen terrifying hours as the hostages of an armed man.
 





PICTURES: Sydney siege ends

A TERRIFYING sixteen hour siege in a popular cafe came to a dramatic end with three deaths and a volley of gunfire.
 

 
 














Permanent memorial for Sydney siege










 
 
		A PERMANENT memorial to the victims and hostages involved in the deadly Sydney siege is to be constructed in Martin Place.
		



 
 





We’re all fighting ‘disease’: imam










NATASHA ROBINSON 
 
		AUSTRALIA’S leading imam has expressed solidarity with the victims of terrorism around the world.
		



 
 





Siege gunman ‘linked to Iran spies’










PAUL MALEY 
 
		SYDNEY siege gunman Man Haron Monis would have been closely connected to Iran’s intelligence establishment, his former lawyer claims.
		



 
 





Islamic State glorifies Sydney siege 










Mark Schliebs 
 
		ISLAMIC State has embraced Man Haron Monis for the killing of two “disbeliever” hostages at the Lindt cafe.
		






 
 





Sydney ramps up NYE police after  siege










 
 
		AN extra 3000 officers will patrol Sydney’s streets, air and waterways on New Year’s Eve after this month’s fatal siege.
			




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VideoExtra police for Sydneys NYE party
						 		
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Reds stand up for comrades in Islam 















Jennifer Oriel 
 
		WESTERN socialists are making common cause with Islamic State totalitarians.
		



 
 





Police bullet may have hit hostage 










DAN BOX 
 
		NSW Police Homicide Squad detectives are considering the possibility that police bullets ricocheted off the cafe walls.
		



 
 





Security script needs rewriting










Peter Layton 
 
		ISLAMIC State and the Sydney siege point to the need for strategic adjustments.
		



 
 





City in grief strives to heal















RICK MORTON and NICOLA BERKOVIC 
 
		IN death, Katrina Dawson and Tori Johnson were united not by their chosen careers or their high school scores but by their compassion.
			




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VideoSiege victims farewelled
						 		
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GalleryHostage victims remembered
						 		





 
 





Copycat attack fear















BRENDAN NICHOLSON and JARED OWENS 
 
		AGENCIES fear the Martin Place siege may have emboldened would-be terrorists to carry out copycat attacks over Christmas.
			




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VideoHeightened level of terrorist chatter, says Tony Abbott
						 		
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Copycat attack fear















BRENDAN NICHOLSON and JARED OWENS 
 
		AGENCIES fear the Martin Place siege may have emboldened would-be terrorists to carry out copycat attacks over Christmas.
			




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VideoHeightened level of terrorist chatter, says Tony Abbott
						 		
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Magistrate found Monis ‘no threat’ 










DAN BOX 
 
		THE MAGISTRATE who granted bail to gunman Man Haron Monis did so saying “are they a threat to other people? No, they are not”.
		



 
 





NSW opposition leader quits over gunman










MARK COULTAN 
 
		NSW Opposition Leader John Robertson has resigned after he wrote a letter for siege gunman Man Haron Monis.
		




 
 





A final song for a loving mother










Nicola Berkovic and Rick Morton 
 
		MOURNERS wore aqua and her children chose a special song for their mother as Sydney siege victim Katrina Dawson was farewelled.
		



1 gallery
					



GalleryHostage victims remembered
						 		





 
 





Siege gunman, partner ‘no threat’










Dan Box 
 
		A MAGISTRATE thought it fair to release Sydney siege gunman Man Haron Monis and his partner on bail, documents reveal.
		




 
 





Survivors united in grief for Tori










Gina Rushton 
 
		GRIEF stricken family, friends and hostage survivors farewell Lindt Cafe siege victim Tori Johnson at his funeral in Sydney.
		



 
 





Sydney siege flowers to be cleared










 
 
		THE sea of flowers that has sprung up near the scene of last week’s Sydney siege to commemorate its victims is today being removed.
			




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VideoMartin Place flowers to be removed
						 		
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Sydney siege victims remembered 










 
 
		SYDNEY siege victims Katrina Dawson and Tori Johnson will be remembered at formal services today, a week after they were killed.
			




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VideoSydney siege victims to be remembered
						 		
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Gunman’s partner to await trial 










ANTHONY KLAN 
 
		THE partner of Sydney gunman Man Haron Monis spent last night behind bars on previous murder charges after her bail was revoked.
			




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VideoAmirah Droudis in jail after bail revoked
						 		
2:04





 
 





Labor eyes leadership change















DAN BOX 
 
		THE leadership of NSW Opposition Leader John Robertson ­appears doomed after he wrote a letter on behalf of the Sydney siege gunman.
			




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VideoRobertson denies he endorsed Monis Haron
						 		
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