Sydney Hostage Crisis

Australia's opposition is demanding a Senate hearing about the Sydney gun seige be reconvened after revelations that a senior official from the Attorney General's office gave false evidence. Audio

A former lawyer for the Sydney siege gunman has spoken about how Man Haron Monis was a showman who defied all the advice he gave him. Audio

It's been confirmed at a coroner's inquest that one of the victims in last month's Sydney seige was killed by police gunfire. Audio

Graphic details have emerged at the start of the Sydney cafe siege inquest about how two hostages were killed. Audio

The ethics of chequebook journalism are being questioned in Australia where survivors of Sydney's lindt cafe hostage drama have agreed to tell their stories for large sums of money. Audio

Family and friends of Katrina Dawson, one of the victims of last week's Sydney siege have begun gathering for a memorial service at the University of Sydney where she studied arts and law. Audio

A Sydney magistrate is examining video evidence as part of a bail review hearing for the partner of the Lindt cafe gunman. Audio

The Australian Police have admitted giving Tony Abbott inaccurate information about whether the Sydney siege gunman had a firearms licence. Audio

Australia's Prime Minister has acknowledged the nation's security system failed to keep track of the Sydney gunman. Audio

One of the first hostages to flee the Sydney cafe siege has described his relief at escaping. Audio

Karen Middleton reports on the debate raging over how the gunman Man Haron Monis, who took 15 people hostage at a Sydney cafe, was out on bail when he'd been charged as an accessory to the murder of… Audio

Auckland woman Golnaz Bassam-Tabar says already her mother and sister feel like they've been on the receiving end of offensive comments as a result of the siege. Audio

Here New Zealand Muslims are bracing for a backlash in the wake of the Sydney siege. Audio

An acquaintance of the Martin Place gunman, Man Haron Monis, says the Iranian cleric was very secretive and harboured fantasies of being linked to the Iran government. Audio

And our reporter Kate Newton is in Martin Place. Audio

Sydney's mayor is confident the siege in Martin Place won't change the city's multi-cultural, welcoming feel. Audio

The two hostages who died in the Sydney siege are being hailed as heroes. Audio

Kate also spoke to these two lawyers who had come to lay flowers in memory of lawyer Katrina Dawson. Audio

Thousands of people have been lining up at a makeshift memorial in Sydney's Martin Place to pay tribute to the victims of the fatal siege at the Lindt cafe. Audio

A former New Zealand police negotator says the deaths of two of the hostages in the Sydney siege will have a terrible impact on everyone, including the New South Wales hostage negotiation team. Audio