Tori Johnson and Katrina Dawson, victims of the Lindt Cafe Siege in December 2014, have been recognised for their bravery. Johnson is one of two people given the highest honour at this year’s bravery awards which were announced by Governor General Sir Peter Cosgrove. Johnson was given the Star of Courage Award, while Dawson was […]
Queensland radio host Mike Jeffreys has criticised Liberal Senator Dean Smith for speaking about Tori Johnson – the hero of the Lindt Cafe siege. Back in 2015 when Senator Smith announced he’d changed his position on marriage equality he noted that one of the triggers for him reevaluating his position was the death of gay […]
Friends and family of Tori Johnson, a hero of the Sydney siege, have remembered him as a selfless and passionate professional. Johnson was the manager of the Lindt Cafe in Sydney’s Martin Place. On Monday morning a lone gunman entered the store and took staff and customers hostage, beginning a 17 hour siege. Johnson is […]
