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Sydney Siege Report Signals Tighter Immigration Curbs
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott foreshadowed tighter immigration controls today when he released the first report into a siege last December in Sydney's Lindt cafe, in which two hostages and the gunman were killed.
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Australian Anti-Terror Police Say Imminent Islamic State-Linked Attack Thwarted
Australian counter-terrorism police said today they had thwarted an imminent attack linked to the Islamic State militant group after arresting two men in Sydney a day earlier.
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Australia to Erect Permanent Memorial for Sydney Siege Victims
Australia will built a permanent memorial to remember the victims of the Sydney cafe siege, officials said Sunday as they vowed never to forget the two hostages who died in the stand-off.
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Sydney Siege Gunman's Partner has Bail Revoked After Review
The partner of Sydney siege gunman Man Haron Monis had her bail revoked today after Australian authorities requested a review amid public anger that the pair were on the streets.
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Death Threats to Sydney Siege Gunman's Lawyers, Magistrate
Lawyers who defended the Sydney siege gunman on a string of charges and the magistrate who bailed him have received deaths threats, officials said today, amid growing anger that he was on the streets.
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Social Media - The Hostage That Eluded Sydney Siege Gunman
One hostage the Sydney siege gunman failed to take this week was social media.
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Sydney Hostage Planned Daring Escape
The siege at the Sydney cafe had been going on for more than five hours and 82-year-old John O'Brien had become convinced the gunman was insane and they would likely all end up dead.
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Australian Police Concerned Sydney Siege Gunman was Free on Bail
The commissioner of police in Australia's New South Wales state, Andrew Scipione, said today he was concerned that the man who took hostages in a Sydney cafe siege had been granted bail on earlier charges, leaving him free in the community.
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Tony Abbott Says Will Not Rest Till Australians Safe As Possible
Prime Minister Tony Abbott vowed today not to rest until he was assured Australians were safe, as he formally announced a review into the fatal Sydney cafe siege.
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Security Stepped Up As Australia Vows Transparent Siege Probe
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott today vowed a transparent probe into why a deranged Islamic gunman was not under surveillance, as security was stepped up after a fatal cafe siege to reassure people now in the grip of fear.
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Sydney Hostages Pleaded For Sick, Elderly, Young
The Sydney hostages pleaded for help - for those among them who were pregnant, sick and elderly
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Police Storm Sydney Cafe to End Hostage Siege, 3 Dead
Heavily armed Australian police stormed a Sydney cafe early today morning and freed terrified hostages held there at gunpoint, in a dramatic end to a 16-hour siege in which two captives and the attacker were killed.
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"Lone Wolf" Australian Hostage-Taker Had Violent, Unsettled Past
Man Haron Monis, an Iranian refugee described by those who knew him as a loner, was killed early on Tuesday after heavily armed police stormed the Lindt Chocolate Cafe to end a 16-hour hostage drama that made global headlines.
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Sea of Flowers As Australia Mourns Siege Hostages
Tearful Sydney office workers and Muslim women in hijabs laid flowers on Tuesday at the scene of a deadly siege, as an outpouring of grief and shock gripped the usually easy-going harbour city.
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Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott Says Hostage Taker was Disturbed
Australia's prime minister says the gunman who took hostages in a Sydney cafe was "a deeply disturbed individual' known to the police but he was not on a terror watch list.
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Sydney Siege Report Signals Tighter Immigration Curbs
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott foreshadowed tighter immigration controls today when he released the first report into a siege last December in Sydney's Lindt cafe, in which two hostages and the gunman were killed.
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Australian Anti-Terror Police Say Imminent Islamic State-Linked Attack Thwarted
Australian counter-terrorism police said today they had thwarted an imminent attack linked to the Islamic State militant group after arresting two men in Sydney a day earlier.
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Australia to Erect Permanent Memorial for Sydney Siege Victims
Australia will built a permanent memorial to remember the victims of the Sydney cafe siege, officials said Sunday as they vowed never to forget the two hostages who died in the stand-off.
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Sydney Siege Gunman's Partner has Bail Revoked After Review
The partner of Sydney siege gunman Man Haron Monis had her bail revoked today after Australian authorities requested a review amid public anger that the pair were on the streets.
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Death Threats to Sydney Siege Gunman's Lawyers, Magistrate
Lawyers who defended the Sydney siege gunman on a string of charges and the magistrate who bailed him have received deaths threats, officials said today, amid growing anger that he was on the streets.
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Social Media - The Hostage That Eluded Sydney Siege Gunman
One hostage the Sydney siege gunman failed to take this week was social media.
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Sydney Hostage Planned Daring Escape
The siege at the Sydney cafe had been going on for more than five hours and 82-year-old John O'Brien had become convinced the gunman was insane and they would likely all end up dead.
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Australian Police Concerned Sydney Siege Gunman was Free on Bail
The commissioner of police in Australia's New South Wales state, Andrew Scipione, said today he was concerned that the man who took hostages in a Sydney cafe siege had been granted bail on earlier charges, leaving him free in the community.
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Tony Abbott Says Will Not Rest Till Australians Safe As Possible
Prime Minister Tony Abbott vowed today not to rest until he was assured Australians were safe, as he formally announced a review into the fatal Sydney cafe siege.
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Security Stepped Up As Australia Vows Transparent Siege Probe
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott today vowed a transparent probe into why a deranged Islamic gunman was not under surveillance, as security was stepped up after a fatal cafe siege to reassure people now in the grip of fear.
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Sydney Hostages Pleaded For Sick, Elderly, Young
The Sydney hostages pleaded for help - for those among them who were pregnant, sick and elderly
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Police Storm Sydney Cafe to End Hostage Siege, 3 Dead
Heavily armed Australian police stormed a Sydney cafe early today morning and freed terrified hostages held there at gunpoint, in a dramatic end to a 16-hour siege in which two captives and the attacker were killed.
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"Lone Wolf" Australian Hostage-Taker Had Violent, Unsettled Past
Man Haron Monis, an Iranian refugee described by those who knew him as a loner, was killed early on Tuesday after heavily armed police stormed the Lindt Chocolate Cafe to end a 16-hour hostage drama that made global headlines.
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Sea of Flowers As Australia Mourns Siege Hostages
Tearful Sydney office workers and Muslim women in hijabs laid flowers on Tuesday at the scene of a deadly siege, as an outpouring of grief and shock gripped the usually easy-going harbour city.
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Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott Says Hostage Taker was Disturbed
Australia's prime minister says the gunman who took hostages in a Sydney cafe was "a deeply disturbed individual' known to the police but he was not on a terror watch list.
