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Sydney siege

The latest news and comment on the Sydney siege





January 2015














Jeff Kennett says Sydney siege hostages selling stories is 'terribly disappointing'

Former Victorian premier criticises hostages following reports some sold their stories to Channel Nine, Channel Seven and Australian Women’s Weekly



Published: 20 Jan 2015




Jeff Kennett says Sydney siege hostages selling stories is 'terribly disappointing'













Chequebook journalism: blurring the line between news and infotainment

Peter Manning

Sydney siege hostages are being offered six-figure sums by TV networks Seven and Nine to appear in exclusive interviews, a practice that raises serious ethical issues 



Published: 19 Jan 2015




Chequebook journalism: blurring the line between news and infotainment













Lindt cafe siege survivors sign TV deal with Channel Nine's 60 Minutes

Most if not all of survivors will appear on Channel Nine, while some have also signed deals with Channel Seven and Australian Women’s Weekly 



Published: 15 Jan 2015




Lindt cafe siege survivors sign TV deal with Channel Nine's 60 Minutes













Fred Nile says male hostages who fled Sydney siege don’t deserve bravery awards

‘Maybe they could have done something more to protect the women,’ NSW MP tells radio network



Published: 13 Jan 2015




Fred Nile says male hostages who fled Sydney siege don’t deserve bravery awards














Sydney siege victims should get terrorism compensation, says minister




Published: 12 Jan 2015




Sydney siege victims should get terrorism compensation, says minister








Lindt cafe siege victim Katrina Dawson was hit by police bullet, reports say




Published: 10 Jan 2015




Lindt cafe siege victim Katrina Dawson was hit by police bullet, reports say








In the end, we forget the anarchists, bombers and 'lone wolves'. But the hysteria they provoke stays with us

Jeff Sparrow




Published: 1 Jan 2015







In the end, we forget the anarchists, bombers and 'lone wolves'. But the hysteria they provoke stays with us














30 December 2014














New Year's Eve fireworks to pay tribute to Sydney siege victims

Floral tribute to Tori Johnson and Katrina Dawson will appear on Harbour Bridge pylons as seven tonnes of fireworks illuminate the night sky



Published: 11:48 PM




New Year's Eve fireworks to pay tribute to Sydney siege victims












29 December 2014














Sydney siege gunman Man Haron Monis praised in Isis publication

English-language magazine, Inspire, encourages followers to undertake similar lone-wolf style attacks on behalf of Islamic State in western countries



Published: 10:52 PM




Sydney siege gunman Man Haron Monis praised in Isis publication












26 December 2014














Sydney New Year's Eve: extra 3,000 police to patrol city




Published: 9:43 PM




Sydney New Year's Eve: extra 3,000 police to patrol city












Analysis The 10 top news stories of 2014 on theguardian.com




Published: 2:50 PM




The 10 top news stories of 2014 on theguardian.com













23 December 2014














Uber says sorry for raising fares during Sydney siege

Surge pricing came into effect automatically, company says, adding that it should have stopped it immediately



Published: 9:00 PM




Uber says sorry for raising fares during Sydney siege












Sydney siege: Australian PM Tony Abbott warns of rise in 'terrorist chatter' - video




Published: 6:38 AM




Sydney siege: Australian PM Tony Abbott warns of rise in 'terrorist chatter' - video












Tony Abbott warns terrorism chatter has increased and attack remains 'likely'




Published: 2:10 AM




Tony Abbott warns terrorism chatter has increased and attack remains 'likely'












22 December 2014














Funeral held for Sydney siege victim, Tori Johnson – video

The coffin of Tori Johnson is carried into the service at St Stephen's Uniting Church in Sydney



Published: 11:44 PM




Funeral held for Sydney siege victim, Tori Johnson – video












Sydney siege victims Tori Johnson and Katrina Dawson mourned at memorial services

Survivors of Martin Place Lindt cafe siege join victims’ families and NSW premier, governor and police commissioner at memorial services



Published: 9:43 PM




Sydney siege victims Tori Johnson and Katrina Dawson mourned at memorial services












2014 in video: from Manus to Lakemba via bikies and #blokesquestion

2014 in video: from Manus to Lakemba via bikies and #blokesquestion



Published: 9:15 PM




2014 in video: from Manus to Lakemba via bikies and #blokesquestion












Sydney siege floral tributes to be removed before wet weather hits city

Flowers will be mulched and used in a memorial to be established in consultation with the families of the victims of the Lindt cafe attack in Martin Place



Published: 6:53 PM




Sydney siege floral tributes to be removed before wet weather hits city














Partner of Sydney siege gunman arrives at court - video




Published: 7:54 AM




Partner of Sydney siege gunman arrives at court - video








Wife of Sydney siege gunman Man Haron Monis has bail revoked




Published: 12:42 AM




Wife of Sydney siege gunman Man Haron Monis has bail revoked














21 December 2014














Sydney siege: videos show gunman's wife a risk to public, say prosecutors

Amirah Droudis faces a bid to revoke her bail pending her trial over the killing of Man Haron Monis’s former wife



Published: 7:27 PM




Sydney siege: videos show gunman's wife a risk to public, say prosecutors












2014 in review: a cavalcade of grim events abroad ends with one frighteningly close to home




Published: 6:17 PM




2014 in review: a cavalcade of grim events abroad ends with one frighteningly close to home












Sydney siege: anonymous warning about Man Haron Monis followed up, says PM




Published: 1:53 AM




Sydney siege: anonymous warning about Man Haron Monis followed up, says PM












20 December 2014














Sydney siege: families of Katrina Dawson and Tori Johnson direct donations

Katrina Dawson Foundation established to help educate women, while Johnson’s family have requested donations in his name go to beyondblue



Published: 6:11 PM




Sydney siege: families of Katrina Dawson and Tori Johnson direct donations












19 December 2014














Sydney siege: how a day and night of terror unfolded at the Lindt cafe

Guardian Australia reporters detail the key moments of the 16-hour hostage crisis that ended in the death of two victims



Published: 7:24 PM




Sydney siege: how a day and night of terror unfolded at the Lindt cafe






















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Indigenous smoking ceremony takes place amid flowers laid at Martin Place - video

Hundreds of people have continued to gather at Martin Place to pay respects to the victims of the cafe siege and lay flowers



Published: 2:09 AM




Indigenous smoking ceremony takes place amid flowers laid at Martin Place - video












18 December 2014














Siege survivor Julie Taylor tells of heartbreak over loss of Katrina Dawson

The 35-year-old barrister, who is 20 weeks pregnant, says the public outpouring of grief has given her strength after the ordeal in which her colleague Katrina Dawson and the ‘courageous’ cafe manager, Tori Johnson, were killed



Published: 9:24 PM




Siege survivor Julie Taylor tells of heartbreak over loss of Katrina Dawson












Man Haron Monis lawyers and judges receive death threats and other abuse




Published: 8:25 PM




Man Haron Monis lawyers and judges receive death threats and other abuse










Guardian Australia's Morning Mail
Morning Mail: Sydney siege, Scott Morrison's baby deal, Barry Spurr resigns, I am Waleed Aly




Published: 4:09 PM




Morning Mail: Sydney siege, Scott Morrison's baby deal, Barry Spurr resigns, I am Waleed Aly








#illridewithyou: do Australia's rightwingers hate it because they don't know their own readers?

Jason Wilson




Published: 12:14 AM







#illridewithyou: do Australia's rightwingers hate it because they don't know their own readers?








On guns, David Leyonhjelm is neither a champion nor a villain. He's a libertarian

Eleanor Robertson




Published: 12:11 AM







On guns, David Leyonhjelm is neither a champion nor a villain. He's a libertarian














17 December 2014














Pakistan attack reveals the truth about terrorism: it kills more poor Muslims than rich westerners

Ben Doherty

In 2013, 12 people died in terrorist attacks in the west compared to 22,000 in non-western countries. How can poor Muslims escape the scourge of Islamist extremism?



Published: 10:24 PM







Pakistan attack reveals the truth about terrorism: it kills more poor Muslims than rich westerners












AFP admits 'non-definitive' database used to brief PM on Monis gun licence

Tony Abbott was forced to issue a clarification after wrongly claiming the Sydney siege gunman held a NSW licence



Published: 9:03 PM




AFP admits 'non-definitive' database used to brief PM on Monis gun licence












John Howard rejects David Leyonhjelm's call to relax gun laws as simplistic and flawed

Former prime minister adds to condemnation of Liberal Democrat senator for suggesting gun laws had turned Australia into ‘a nation of victims’



Published: 7:17 PM




John Howard rejects David Leyonhjelm's call to relax gun laws as simplistic and flawed












Sydney siege: Brandis warns against 'loose' criticism of intelligence agencies

Attorney general calls for details from Asio on why Man Haron Monis appears to have come off a security watchlist but cautions against rush to criticise 



Published: 6:20 PM




Sydney siege: Brandis warns against 'loose' criticism of intelligence agencies










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