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Judge slams 'unjust' terror case for mentally ill man

The terrorism prosecution of a man with schizophrenia who took hostages at a Wollongong dive shop has been dismissed as ''unreasonable and unfair".

AAP · Oct 27, 2023

Simon Fleming found not guilty verdict of alleged Windang terrorism charge

A man who fired bullets into traffic and took two men hostage in a Wollongong street "probably did not know his act was wrong" such was the state of his mental health, a court has heard.

ABC News · May 23, 2023

Simon Fleming told dive shop hostage he was a 'terrorist' during Windang siege, court hears

A jury has heard Simon Fleming told a dive shop owner he was a terrorist and he had a bomb when he took him hostage in an alleged terrorist act in November 2021.

ABC News · May 8, 2023

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Alleged Windang terrorist told police Nazi flags and tattoos not political, Supreme Court trial hears

A man standing trial accused of carrying out a terrorist act motivated by right-wing ideologies told police a Nazi flag hanging in his bedroom and his swastika tattoos were "nothing political", a NSW Supreme Court trial has heard.

ABC News · May 4, 2023

Alleged Windang terrorist initially wanted to target Wollongong, Supreme Court hears

A NSW jury is shown body-worn footage following the arrest of alleged terrorist Simon Fleming, in which he tells officers his initial target was the city of Wollongong because it is "bigger".

ABC News · May 3, 2023

Alleged Windang gunman Simon Fleming to fight terrorism charge in NSW Supreme Court

Simon Fleming pleaded not guilty to carrying out a terrorist act and multiple fire arms offences related to his arrest in the Wollongong suburb last year.

ABC News · Sep 28, 2022

NSW gunman radicalised by 'racist' ideology before Windang siege, police say

Police have charged a New South Wales man with engaging in a terrorist act, claiming he was radicalised online by "nationalist" and "racist" ideology before engaging in an armed stand-off near Wollongong last year.

ABC News · Feb 23, 2022

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Sanction against 150 doctors for sexual misconduct are ‘tip of the iceberg’, medics warn

Exclusive: Doctors reporting allegations to regulator are being ‘failed’, campaigning doctor has warned

The Independent UK · Feb 15, 2022

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