BIZARRE: 2 - What They Never Told You

Tears and hope as families mourn Bondi stabbing victims

As a five-week inquest into a mass killing wrapped up, families of the victims have detailed their grief, anger and hope the tragedy will never be repeated.

AAP · May 28, 2025

Change mental health laws so officers can intervene when people pose risk to others, police tell Bondi Junction inquest

Acting deputy commissioner Mark Kelly tells coroner that Queensland’s existing Mental Health Act causes ‘confusion’

The Guardian - AU · May 28, 2025

Family of some Bondi Junction stabbing victims see ‘major issue’ in police handling of information after attack, court hears

NSW police assistant commissioner tells inquest media guidelines ‘not always rigid’ and individuals might use discretion in ‘extraordinary circumstances’

The Guardian - AU · May 27, 2025

Security chief tells Bondi Junction inquest Westfield has ‘very strong security culture’ due to Frank Lowy

John Yates, formerly the most senior detective in London’s Met police, tells Sydney coroner that criticism of security guard’s response was ‘very harsh’

The Guardian - AU · May 20, 2025

Security guard’s Bondi Junction triple-zero call could have confused police, inquest hears

Counter-terrorism expert tells inquest into 2024 stabbing attack by Joel Cauchi guard ‘talks about shots being fired with an armed offender’ in triple-zero call

The Guardian - AU · May 19, 2025

Response to mall attack praised despite security flaws

An international security expert has praised a shopping centre owner's reaction to a stabbing rampage despite a monitoring guard's "inadequate" call to police.

AAP · May 19, 2025

Everyone agreed Joel Cauchi was psychotic when he murdered six people at Bondi Junction. Until his psychiatrist didn’t

The third week of a coronial inquest into the death of Cauchi and the six people he killed gave the fullest picture of his illness yet

The Guardian - AU · May 17, 2025

Psychiatrist deemed Joel Cauchi ‘fit and proper’ to hold gun licence ahead of Bondi Junction stabbings

Dr C wrote to the police in 2021 that Cauchi did ‘not pose an imminent risk to himself or others at this stage’, Sydney inquest hears

The Guardian - AU · May 15, 2025

'Red flag': warning sign when killer wanted gun licence

A psychiatrist admits he was given false information about a man who sought a medical report to get a gun licence, who years later committed the Bondi atrocity.

AAP · May 14, 2025

Bondi Junction Killer’s Psychiatrist Backflips On Claims Attack Was Motivated By Sexual Frustration

The former psychiatrist of the attacker broke down in court on Wednesday after withdrawing her previous claim the violence was spurred on by sexual frustration and a "hatred towards women".

Pedestrian.tv · May 14, 2025