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The stabbing of Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel in a church in Wakeley on Monday has left many in shock. Dai Le, whose electorate features the church where the incident happened discusses her community's reaction.
When someone has mental illness, their families can experience distress, stress, fear, powerlessness, and still love.
The “zero responders” – bystanders who proactively assist – play a pivotal role in the immediate response to crisis. They can be key players in preventing, reporting and containing a violent incident.
In the space of three days, there have been two devastating knife attacks. Your child may have seen these on the news or social media. Or they might be hearing about it from friends.
Sydney has seen two stabbing incidents within days of each other. Grim comparisons are inevitable, but what makes them different?
The vast majority of people with mental illness pose no risk of violence to others. But is there a link between mental illness and violent crime?
Families of some victims of the Bondi tragedy have asked for privacy, but do journalists have an obligation to pause, or halt, their newsgathering?
Social support is particularly important to help process these traumatic events and promote recovery.
The violent attack in a Sydney shopping centre left seven people dead, including the attacker, and many more injured, horrifying the nation.
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Associate Professor in Criminal Justice and Criminology, Bond University
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Chair of Clinical Psychology, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor in Psychology, Deakin University
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Associate Professor and Principal Fellow in Urban Risk and Resilience, The University of Melbourne
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Associate lecturer in journalism, University of Newcastle
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PhD Candidate, Deakin University
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Lead, Mental Health, Edith Cowan University
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Chair in Global Islamic Politics, Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation, Deakin University
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University Distinguished Professor of Forensic Behavioural Science & Dean, School of Health Sciences, Swinburne University of Technology