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After a spate of recent stabbings, is knife crime getting worse in Australia?

A string of high-profile stabbing incidents in Australia, including this year’s Bondi Junction attacks, the Wakeley attack on Bishop Mari Emmanuel and last year’s stabbing murder of New South Wales paramedic Steven Tougher, have prompted fears that knife crime is growing out of control.

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Morning Mail: senator’s X post targeted by eSafety, Higgins’ home for sale, waratah in danger

Tweet by UAP’s Ralph Babet about Wakeley church stabbing was among those that X was asked to delete

The Guardian - AU

Australian senator’s post about Wakeley stabbing among those Elon Musk’s X urged to delete

Julie Inman Grant didn’t reveal the tweets, but documents reveal one was by Ralph Babet, the lone politician from the conservative United Australia party

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Afternoon Update: Teal MP’s seat facing abolition; attempted murder charge over Wakeley stabbing; and Elon Musk’s $68bn pay package

The Australian electoral commission has recommended the North Sydney seat held by independent Kylea Tink should be abolished

The Guardian - AU

Elon Musk says he won a battle for free speech in court, but it won’t stop the war for social media regulation

Australia’s eSafety Commissioner has dropped its Federal Court case against X relating to tweets distributing the footage of the Wakeley church stabbing.

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X says ‘free speech has prevailed’ after eSafety commissioner drops case over Wakeley church attack posts

Regulator will now focus on tribunal case launched by Elon Musk’s social media platform which is seeking a review of decision to order removal of tweets

The Guardian - AU

‘I want to do jihad’: what a Sydney teen accused of terror offences allegedly messaged

Boys allegedly used messaging apps to discuss plans for an attack, but one of their lawyers says the texts were just ‘bravado’

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Albo lied: Women’s rally organiser

Anthony Albanese is being accused of lying about being told he couldn’t speak at an anti-domestic violence rally, four teenagers arrested on terror charges related to the Wakeley stabbing, and more Australians are going to bulk-billing doctors.

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Tenth person charged over Wakeley church riot, say NSW police

It comes as a sixth teenager was charged with terrorism-related offences after raids across Sydney as investigations continue into church stabbing

The Guardian - AU

WhatsApp and the Wakeley riot: how a messaging platform became a fake news broadcaster

The spread of misinformation on the night of the alleged stabbing of a priest in Wakeley escalated violence faster than news outlets could report the story

The Guardian - AU

Seven juveniles with alleged ‘violent extremist ideology’ arrested in Sydney counter-terror raids

NSW police deputy commissioner says more than 400 police were involved in the raids

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon update: police release images of 12 men after Wakeley riot; mushroom murders accused faces court; and the Spice Girls’ impromptu reunion

Police said one of the men at the Wakeley riot has been identified and was assisting detectives with their inquiries

The Guardian - AU

Everyone hates social media, right? But stop pretending you’re better than it

Twitter shouldn’t take down the footage of the Wakeley attack — not if we’re going to tolerate the poor news standards of the mainstream media.

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Two more charged with rioting outside Sydney church after bishop stabbing

Three people have now been charged over alleged involvement in incidents outside Christ the Good Shepherd church in Wakeley

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Sydney church stabbing: police charge 16-year-old boy with terrorism offence

Bishop was injured in alleged attack in Wakeley with the teenager expected to appear at a bedside court hearing on Friday

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First person charged over Wakeley riot after Sydney church stabbing attack granted bail

Dani Mansour, 19, charged after allegedly filming himself damaging two police vehicles amid anger over stabbing of bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel

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Sydney church stabbing: social media pages ‘infamous’ for spreading misinformation taken down

Premier Chris Minns is alarmed at the ‘wildfire’ of rumour and graphic content online after Wakeley and Bondi stabbings

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Morning Mail: budget ranking soars, arrest over Wakeley unrest, Rafah attack fears mount

Australia ranked second only behind Canada in world fiscal management stakes; 19-year-old faces court for affray after alleged attack on bishop

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Sydney church stabbing: 19-year-old charged with riot over Wakeley unrest

Teenager charged with riot, affray and damage to property and will appear at Blacktown local court on Thursday

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Sydney is reeling from two high-profile stabbing attacks – why was only one deemed a terror incident?

Incidents at a Bondi Junction mall and at a Wakeley church have seen very different responses from police

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Bondi, Wakeley and what the ‘terrorism’ label does to us

Were the events at Bondi and Wakeley ‘terrorism’, the result of mental illness, or both? And what does it mean to decide which?

The Guardian - AU

Sydney church stabbing: how an alleged attack on a firebrand preacher reignited tensions

As rumours spread after the incident, the streets around the Christ the Good Shepherd church in Wakeley descended into violent bedlam

The Guardian - AU

Sydney church stabbing: Chris Minns considering tighter knife laws after Wakeley and Bondi stabbings

NSW premier says a ‘major and serious criminal investigation’ is under way after incident at Assyrian Christ the Good Shepherd church in Wakeley was deemed terrorism attack

The Guardian - AU

Sydney church stabbing – what we know so far

Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel was stabbed during a service at the Assyrian Christ the Good Shepherd church in Wakeley, triggering a riot and violence towards police and paramedics

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Meta and X ordered to remove church stabbing content – as it happened

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