HOSTAGES – NEW SOUTH WALES

Date revealed for inquest into cafe siege deaths

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Original article by Rachel Olding
The Sydney Morning Herald – Page: 3 : 15-Jan-15

A coronial inquest into the siege at Lindt Cafe in Sydney’s Martin Place will begin on 29 January 2015. A New South Wales Coroner’s Court official said on 14 January that the inquest will examine whether the three deaths could have been prevented, rather than apportioning blame. Jeremy Gormly SC has been selected as counsel assisting the coroner. It has been reported that a police bullet killed one of the hostages, Katrina Dawson

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CORONER’S COURT (NEW SOUTH WALES), LINDT AND SPRUNGLI (AUSTRALIA) PTY LTD

The brightest and the best

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Original article by Joanna Mather, Misa Han
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 7 : 17-Dec-14

Sydney barrister Katrina Dawson is one of two victims of the man who held 17 people hostage at the Lint Chocolate Cafe in the Sydney CBD. The cafe’s manager, Tori Johnson, also died in the siege at Martin Place. New South Wales Bar Association president Jane Needham has described Dawson as one of the legal profession’s "best and brightest". Muslim extremist Man Haron Monis was shot dead by police after a 17-hour standoff

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LINDT AND SPRUNGLI (AUSTRALIA) PTY LTD, NEW SOUTH WALES BAR ASSOCIATION, EIGHT SELBORNE CHAMBERS, TENTH FLOOR CHAMBERS, KING AND WOOD MALLESONS, ROYAL SYDNEY GOLF CLUB, ARNOTT’S BISCUITS LIMITED, BANCO CHAMBERS, NEW SOUTH WALES POLICE FORCE, ADRIA RYBAR AND GRILL, COCKLE BAY WHARF, RYDGES JAMIESON, LINKEDIN LIMITED, TWITTER INCORPORATED, AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION

CBD retailers fear incident will dampen consumer sentiment

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Original article by Sue Mitchell
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 9 : 16-Dec-14

Australian Retailers Association CEO Russell Zimmerman says the siege at a Lindt cafe may deter consumers from shopping in the Sydney CBD in the lead-up to Christmas. Consumer sentiment has already fallen to a three-year low in December 2014, and the hostage drama may further erode consumer confidence. Some retailers in the CBD are deploying additional security staff and reconsidering their trading hours

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AUSTRALIAN RETAILERS ASSOCIATION, AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL RETAILERS ASSOCIATION LIMITED, MYER HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX MYR, DAVID JONES LIMITED, WOOLWORTHS HOLDINGS LIMITED, WOOLWORTHS LIMITED – ASX WOW, LINDT AND SPRUNGLI (AUSTRALIA) PTY LTD