The hero and the hostage: Inside the deadly Lindt Cafe siege

Email Ten years after a lone terrorist pulled a gun in a popular Sydney cafe, two people - a terrified hostage and a hero police officer - reveal the inside story of what happened. Scroll through how the Lindt Cafe siege unfolded.

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AM Edition The hero and the hostage: Inside the deadly Lindt Cafe siege Ten years after a lone terrorist pulled a gun in a popular Sydney cafe, two people - a terrified hostage and a hero police officer - reveal the inside story of what happened. Scrol... READ MORE   Jewish families ‘preparing to flee’ Byron Bay as hate spreads Jewish families facing devastating doxxings and appearing on “mass-circulated boycott lists” are learning self-defence or fleeing the communities they call home, amid a shocking ri... READ MORE   ‘Tone deaf’: How PM lost credibility over antisemitism While many in the caucus believe Anthony Albanese has been unfairly maligned, few defended his judgement when a Melbourne synagogue was firebombed in a blatant antisemitic attack. 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