Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton attended a candlelight vigil in Bondi Beach to mourn the victims of the Bondi Junction attack where six people were killed and 12 others were injured. Lone knifeman Joel Cauchi, 40, carried out the attack at a Sydney shopping center. The vigil featured speeches, music, and a one-minute silence to honor the victims. Among those killed was security guard Faraz Tahir. The event aimed to honor the victims and remember the lives lost, with support services available for those affected.
A 40-year-old man went on a stabbing spree at a busy Sydney shopping centre, specifically targeting women, resulting in the deaths of five women and one man. The victims included a designer, an architect, a student from China, and a new mother. Police Commissioner Karen Webb stated that the attacker, Joel Cauchi, focused on women and avoided men. Videos circulated on social media showed the attacker primarily targeting female victims. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese expressed concern over the gender breakdown of the victims. The attack ended when police shot the suspect dead, and Australia mourns the victims with national flags at half-mast.
The 2024 Bondi Junction stabbings was a mass stabbing that occurred on 13 April 2024 when a 40-year-old man, Joel Cauchi, stabbed multiple people in the Westfield Bondi Junction shopping centre in the suburb of Bondi Junction in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Six victims – five females and one male – died from their injuries. 11 others were injured, including a nine-month-old baby. The perpetrator was fatally shot by a senior police officer.
Officer Amy Scott bravely confronted and shot the attacker, Joel Cauchi, after he went on a stabbing spree at Westfield Bondi Junction shopping centre in Sydney. Scott's heroic actions saved many lives, as praised by NSW premier Chris Minns and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. Despite the attacker's death, Scott administered CPR in an attempt to save him. Five victims of the stabbing have been named, including new mum Ash Good. Scott's fearless response was commended by officials and the public for her professionalism and bravery.
Frenchman Damien Guerot, a 31-year-old carpenter from Saint-Jean-sur-Mayenne, France, bravely faced down a knife-wielding murderer at the Westfield Bondi Junction in Sydney, halting the massacre. President Emmanuel Macron praised Guerot and offered him French citizenship for his heroism, and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese pledged him Australian citizenship, acknowledging his courage in stopping the attacker. Guerot, aided by a friend, used a bollard to block the attacker, preventing further harm. He is set to receive permanent residency in Australia following the incident.
A Sydney shopping mall reopens following a mass stabbing incident where six people died, as Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese contemplates granting citizenship to security guard Muhammad Taha, wounded in the attack, and French citizen Damien Guerot, who intervened heroically. The security guard, from Pakistan, faced the attacker with courage. The mall attack is under investigation, and heightened security measures are in place. A 16-year-old boy is in custody for another stabbing incident. Jobs at the mall will resume with increased security. Albanese acknowledges and praises the bravery of those who intervened to prevent further casualties.
The Westfield mall at Bondi Junction in Sydney has reopened to the public following a mass stabbing incident where six people died. The Australian prime minister has shown support by considering granting citizenship to an immigrant security guard who was injured while confronting the attacker. Floral tributes and photos of the victims have been placed near the crime scene as a tribute to those affected by the tragic event.
A stabbing attack at a Sydney shopping centre resulted in the deaths of five women and a Pakistani security guard, Faraz Tahir, who had fled persecution in Pakistan. Speculations about the attacker being Muslim or Jewish circulated online before the suspect, Joel Cauchi, a white Christian man, was identified. Cauchi was shot and killed by police after allegedly confronting an officer with a knife. The attack, the deadliest in Australia since 2022, raised discussions about violence against women, anti-Muslim sentiments, and the exploitation of tragedies for political gain.
Niall Naughton, an Irishman living in Sydney, was in a shop at Westfield Bondi Junction when a knifeman attacked, leading to panic and shoppers fleeing to safety. Staff guided customers into a basement where they hid until escaping. Six people died, and eight were injured, including a baby. Naughton described the distress and chaos, highlighting the uncertainty and fear during the attack. The Irish government confirmed no Irish citizens were killed or injured. Witnesses shared harrowing accounts of the stabbing, with shoppers running for their lives and law enforcement responding urgently.
Damien Guerot, a French construction worker dubbed 'Bollard Man', confronted knifeman Joel Cauchi during a deadly stabbing rampage at a Sydney mall, preventing further casualties. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese praised Guerot's bravery and offered him the opportunity to stay in Australia for as long as he likes, even suggesting the possibility of citizenship. The attack targeted women, resulting in six deaths and 12 injuries, and has prompted calls for increased protection for women in Australia amidst ongoing investigations into the attacker's motives.
Yixuan Cheng, a Chinese national and University of Sydney student in her 20s, was among six people fatally stabbed in Bondi Junction by Joel Cauchi, prompting a police investigation into a potential gender-targeted rampage. NSW Premier Chris Minns allocated $18m for an independent inquiry to examine the police response and killer's interactions with government agencies. The University of Sydney and Chinese consulate offered condolences and support to Cheng's family, with the consulate arranging to contact her relatives in China.
Five individuals have been killed, with several others in critical condition, after a stabbing incident at a shopping centre near Bondi Beach in Sydney. The lone attacker was shot dead by a single female police officer. The motive behind the attack remains unknown. The area has been evacuated, and injured individuals, including a baby, have been taken to the hospital. Authorities have not ruled out any possibilities regarding the nature of the attack, but confirm that there is no ongoing threat.
Several aid workers, including foreigners, delivering food to starving civilians in Gaza were killed in an Israeli military strike. Passports from Britain, Poland, and Australia were found at the scene. World Central Kitchen, a nonprofit providing meals to disaster-struck regions, was identified as the organization the workers were affiliated with. The founder, Jose Andres, confirmed the deaths and called for an end to indiscriminate killings and restrictions on humanitarian aid. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese identified one of the victims as Lalzawmi Zomi Frankcom, who was volunteering overseas to provide aid in Gaza.
A nine-month-old baby girl, injured in a knife attack at a Sydney shopping center, has been moved from intensive care to a serious but stable condition after undergoing surgery for chest and arm injuries. The attack, carried out by Joel Cauchi, also resulted in the death of the baby's mother, Ashlee Good, and five others. Cauchi, who was shot dead by police, targeted women in the attack. A special investigation force has been formed to understand the motives behind the violence. The incident has shocked Australia, where mass killings are uncommon.
A 38-year-old new mum, Ash Good, was one of six people killed in a knifeman attack at Westfield Bondi Junction shopping centre in Sydney. Her infant daughter was severely injured. Two men nearby recounted how the mother threw her baby to them after being injured. Five of the six victims were women, with eight others sustaining stab wounds and being hospitalized. Witness accounts described chaotic scenes with individuals losing significant amounts of blood and bystanders and police scrambling to aid the injured.
French national Damien Guerot confronted Joel Cauchi, the Sydney mall attacker, with a bollard to prevent him from reaching a children's play area. Guerot, along with his friend Silas Despreaux, acted on impulse when they heard the screams and tried to stop Cauchi. As Cauchi moved onto an escalator, Guerot confronted him, and despite being unable to catch him with the bollard, he pursued him with a chair. Inspector Amy Scott eventually shot Cauchi dead. Guerot and Inspector Scott have been praised for their heroic actions amid the tragic incident.
The sixth victim in the Sydney shopping centre stabbings, Yixuan Cheng, was a 25-year-old Chinese student studying economics at the University of Sydney. Her fiance in China, Mr Wang, mentioned speaking to her moments before the attack, where she tried on clothes for him. Joel Cauchi, the attacker, was shot by police and had a history of mental health issues. Ashlee Good, another victim, a new mum, passed her baby to safety before succumbing to injuries. Baby Harriet, after surgery, was reported to be doing well.
Leanne Devine, a County Down woman running a hair salon near the site of the Sydney stabbings, kept her salon open to shelter terrified customers fleeing the attack, providing aid and support to those affected. The stabbing incident at Westfield Bondi Junction shopping centre resulted in six fatalities. Devine, originally from Brackenagh outside Kilkeel, described the situation as horrific and unprecedented in her 21 years in Bondi Junction. Many fleeing individuals sought refuge in her salon, with some being in a state of extreme distress, including an elderly woman with sore legs from running away.
NSW Police Inspector Amy Scott, a senior female police officer, bravely confronted and shot dead a knifeman who killed six people at Westfield Bondi Junction in Sydney. She had been recognised previously for her courage, including receiving an award for Demonstrated Courage and Devotion to Duty in 2019. Inspector Scott, without protective gear, confronted the attacker alone, saving lives and administering CPR to victims. Australia's Prime Minister and NSW Police Commissioner praised her bravery. The Law Enforcement Conduct Commission is investigating her actions.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has demanded full accountability over the death of Australian aid worker Zomi Frankcom in Gaza, who was killed in an airstrike while delivering aid. Four international aid workers, including Frankcom, and their Palestinian driver were killed in the Israeli strike. The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade has requested a meeting with the Israeli ambassador. The Australian leader emphasized the need for full accountability and expressed condolences to the victims' families and colleagues. The incident has sparked calls for a sustainable ceasefire in the region.
US President Joe Biden expresses outrage and heartbreak over the IDF drone attack in Gaza that killed seven aid workers from the World Central Kitchen charity, including citizens from Australia, Britain, Poland, and a dual US-Canadian citizen. Biden criticizes Israel for not doing enough to protect aid workers and civilians in Gaza, with over 200 aid workers killed since the conflict began. Leaders worldwide, including UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, demand accountability and urgent investigations into the attack.
Following a mass stabbing incident where six people died, the Westfield shopping mall in Bondi Junction, Sydney, reopened for business on Friday, April 19, 2024. The reopening comes after a tribute for the victims was held near the crime scene, and discussions about granting citizenship to an immigrant security guard injured during the attack were raised by the Australian prime minister.
Channel 4 issues a statement regarding calls for Countdown presenter Rachel Riley to be sacked after she falsely linked the Sydney mall stabbings to a pro-Palestinian uprising, which was later revealed to be unrelated. Riley apologised, clarifying her intention was not to promote Islamophobia. The tweet sparked mass outrage on social media, with demands for Channel 4 to take action. Joel Cauchi, the attacker in the Sydney mall massacre, had mental health issues. Channel 4 reminded Riley of her obligations as a contributor to their programming.
38-year-old Ash Good died in the hospital after being stabbed at Westfield Bondi Junction in Sydney during an unprovoked attack where six people were killed; her 9-month-old baby, Harriet, was also wounded. Witnesses described Good's immense courage as she handed her baby to strangers and begged for help, with graphic details of the injuries observed. The attacker was shot by a heroic cop, and the incident took place at a busy shopping center in Sydney's eastern suburbs. Authorities reported six dead and eight injured, with witnesses recounting the chaos and fear during the attack.
Australian police arrested a suspect for stabbing a church leader and parishioners during Mass at Christ The Good Shepherd Church in Wakeley, Sydney. The injured individuals had non-life-threatening injuries and were treated at the scene before being taken to the hospital. Following the incident, a man was charged with rioting outside the church, and a 16-year-old boy was charged with a terrorist act. NSW police are seeking help to identify rioters involved in damaging police vehicles and injuring officers.
In Sydney, Australia, a lone assailant stabbed several people to death at a shopping mall, targeting women while avoiding men, leading to a national day of mourning. In Thailand, the Thai military armored vehicle keeps watch as Thailands foreign minister urges Myanmars military authorities to exercise restraint after losing an important border trading town. In Tokyo, Japan, cherry blossoms bloom later than expected due to cold weather. In Seoul, South Korea, the statue of King Sejong is cleaned at Gwanghwamun Plaza. In India, Electronic Voting Machines are carried across a dried riverbed ahead of the national election in Majuli.
A 16-year-old boy has been charged with committing a terrorist act for allegedly stabbing an Assyrian church bishop in Sydney during a service. The boy, recovering in a hospital under police guard, faces a maximum penalty of life imprisonment. The incident led to a riot outside the church, resulting in injuries to over 50 police officers and damage to 20 police cars. The bishop, targeted due to his online presence and controversial views, forgave his attacker. The attacker, Joel Cauchi, responsible for a knife attack at a mall nearby, was shot dead by police.
Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel, who was stabbed during a religiously motivated attack at The Good Shepherd Church in Sydney, forgave his alleged attacker and called for calm in a four-minute video message released on social media. The incident injured four people, including a 16-year-old boy who has been arrested but not charged. Authorities are investigating the attack as a terrorist act motivated by suspected religious extremism. Bishop Emmanuel urged his supporters to cooperate with the police and emphasized forgiveness and peace.
Police discovered human remains in "surf bags" on a rural property in Bungonia, south of Sydney, ending a search that shocked Australia. Police officer Beaumont Lamarre-Condon is charged with their murder. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese paid tribute to the victims, with Mr. Baird remembered as a talented and caring man, and Mr. Davies hailed for his lust for life and love of travel. Friends and colleagues mourned their loss with candlelit vigils and heartfelt tributes.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese criticizes Israel for its inadequate explanation regarding the deaths of seven aid workers, including Australian Zomi Frankcom, in an Israeli air strike. Australia appoints a retired air force general to review Israel's investigation and determine if further action is necessary. Foreign Minister Penny Wong expresses deep dissatisfaction with Israel's initial response and appoints former military chief Mark Binskin to oversee ongoing investigations and ensure full accountability for the deaths.
The Albanese ministry is the 73rd ministry of the Government of Australia. It is led by the country's 31st Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese. The Albanese ministry succeeded the second Morrison ministry, which resigned on 23 May 2022 following the federal election that took place on 21 May which saw Labor defeat Scott Morrison's Liberal–National Coalition.Although counting was still underway on election night, most media outlets projected that due to severe losses by Morrison's Liberal/National Coalition, Labor was the only party that could realistically form even a minority government. Accordingly, Morrison conceded defeat to Albanese late on election night. Soon afterward, in accordance with longstanding Australian constitutional practice, he advised the Governor-General, David Hurley, that he was no longer in a position to govern. Normally, Morrison would have stayed on as caretaker Prime Minister until the final results were known. However, with the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue due to be held on 24 May 2022, Albanese advised Hurley that he could form a government. Hurley then swore in Albanese and four senior Labor frontbenchers as an interim five-person ministry on 23 May, two days after the election. According to ABC News, Hurley would not have invited Albanese to form a government without assurances that Labor could provide stable government, as well as legal advice that this was the proper course of action. According to the Australian Financial Review, Albanese had secured enough support from crossbenchers to be able to govern in the event Labor fell short of a majority. On 30 May 2022, Australian media outlets projected that Labor had won enough seats in the House of Representatives to become a majority government.After the swearing-in of the interim arrangement, during his first press conference as prime minister, Albanese announced that his full ministry would be sworn in on 1 June 2022. The members of the ministry were announced on 31 May and sworn in the following day. As Labor frontbenchers Kristina Keneally and Terri Butler lost their seats in the election, Clare O'Neil and Murray Watt were chosen by the caucus as replacements to the cabinet.
Anthony Norman Albanese ( AL-bə-NEEZ-ee or AL-bə-neez; born 2 March 1963) is an Australian politician serving as the 31st and current prime minister of Australia since 2022. He has been leader of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) since 2019 and the member of parliament (MP) for the division of Grayndler since 1996. Albanese previously served as the 15th deputy prime minister under the second Rudd government in 2013. He held various ministerial positions from 2007 to 2013 in the governments of Kevin Rudd and Julia Gillard.Albanese was born in Sydney to an Italian father and an Irish-Australian mother, who raised him as a single parent. Albanese attended St Mary's Cathedral College and studied economics at the University of Sydney. As a student, he joined the Labor Party and later worked as a party official and research officer before entering Parliament.Albanese was elected to the House of Representatives at the 1996 election, winning the seat of Grayndler in New South Wales. He was first appointed to the shadow cabinet in 2001 by Simon Crean and went on to serve in a number of roles, eventually becoming Manager of Opposition Business in 2006. After Labor's victory in the 2007 election, Albanese was appointed Leader of the House, and was also made Minister for Regional Development and Local Government and Minister for Infrastructure and Transport. In the subsequent leadership tensions between Kevin Rudd and Julia Gillard from 2010 to 2013, Albanese was publicly critical of the conduct of both, calling for party unity. After supporting Rudd in the final leadership ballot between the two in June 2013, Albanese was elected the deputy leader of the Labor Party and sworn in as deputy prime minister the following day, a position he held for less than three months, as Labor was defeated at the 2013 election.Rudd retired from politics, so Albanese stood against Bill Shorten in the October 2013 Australian Labor Party leadership election. Although Albanese won a large majority of the membership, Shorten won more heavily among Labor MPs and became leader. Shorten subsequently appointed Albanese to his Shadow Cabinet. After Labor's surprise defeat in the 2019 election, Shorten resigned as leader, with Albanese becoming the only person nominated in the leadership election to replace him; he was subsequently elected unopposed as leader of the Labor Party, becoming Leader of the Opposition.In the 2022 election, Albanese led his party to victory against Scott Morrison's Liberal-National Coalition. He was sworn in on 23 May 2022. Albanese's first acts as prime minister included proposing a change to the Constitution to include an Indigenous Voice to Parliament, updating Australia's climate targets in an effort to reach carbon neutrality by 2050, and supporting an increase to the national minimum wage. His government legislated a national anti-corruption commission, made major changes to Australian labour law and established the Royal Commission into the Robodebt Scheme. In foreign policy, Albanese pledged further logistical support to Ukraine to assist with the Russo-Ukrainian war, attempted to strengthen relations in the Pacific region, and held several high-level discussions with Chinese president Xi Jinping, overseeing an easing of tensions between the countries and leading to easing of trade restrictions put by China on Australia. He also oversaw the official commencement of the AUKUS security pact between Australia, the United States, and the United Kingdom.
Cauchi is a Maltese surname. Notable people with the surname include:Ben Cauchi (born 1974), New Zealand fine art photographerDenis Cauchi (born 1965), Maltese footballerGaia Cauchi (born 2002), Maltese singer, winner of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2013Gino Cauchi (born 1968), Maltese politicianJoel Cauchi (1984–2024), perpetrator of the 2024 Bondi Junction stabbingsJohn Cauchi, Australian lawyer and Attorney General of TongaLeslie Cauchi, of the vocal group the Del-SatinsNikol Joseph Cauchi (1929–2010), Maltese Catholic bishop of GozoThomas Cauchi, 17th century Maltese philosopher who specialised in law
Peter Craig Dutton (born 18 November 1970) is an Australian politician who is the current leader of the Opposition, holding office as the leader of the Liberal Party of Australia since May 2022. He previously served as the minister for Defence from 2021 to 2022 and the minister for Home Affairs from 2017 to 2021. He has been a member of Parliament (MP) for the Queensland seat of Dickson since 2001 and has held ministerial portfolios in the federal governments of Howard, Abbott, Turnbull and Morrison.Dutton grew up in Brisbane. He worked as a police officer in the Queensland Police for nearly a decade upon leaving school, and later ran a construction business with his father. He joined the Liberal Party as a teenager and was elected to the House of Representatives at the 2001 election, aged 30. Following the 2004 election, he was appointed as Minister for Employment Participation. In January 2006, he was promoted to become Assistant Treasurer under Peter Costello. After the defeat of the Liberal-National Coalition at the 2007 election, he was appointed to the Shadow Cabinet as Shadow Minister for Health, a role he held for the next six years.Upon the victory of the Coalition at the 2013 election, Dutton was appointed Minister for Health and Minister for Sport. He was moved to the role of Minister for Immigration and Border Protection in December 2014, where he played a key role in overseeing Operation Sovereign Borders. He was kept in that position after Malcolm Turnbull replaced Tony Abbott as Prime Minister in September 2015. In December 2017, he was also given the restored role of Minister for Home Affairs, heading a new 'super' department with broad responsibilities brought together from other existing departments. After the defeat of Abbott, Dutton became widely seen as the leader of the conservative faction in the Liberal Party, and began to be spoken of as a potential leader. In August 2018, after a period of poor opinion polling for the Coalition, Dutton unsuccessfully challenged Turnbull for the leadership. He then was defeated by Scott Morrison in a second leadership ballot days later after Turnbull chose to resign. He was retained as Minister for Home Affairs by Morrison, later becoming Minister for Defence and Leader of the House in March 2021. He went on to succeed Morrison as party leader unopposed after the Coalition's defeat at the 2022 election, becoming leader of the opposition. He is the first Liberal leader to come from Queensland, and the first leader since Alexander Downer to represent a seat outside of New South Wales.
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