Overview
- NSW Police launched a search on March 17 after a woman was threatened in a Lidcombe car park in Sydney's west.
- A nearby unit block and a childcare centre were placed into lockdown during the response, according to police.
- Authorities have not announced any arrest or released identifying details about the suspected gunman.
- The Sydney Morning Herald reported on March 15 that the United States sent additional warships to the Middle East following reports of direct threats from Iran to neighbouring countries.
- Also on March 15, the paper reported that more members of an Iranian football team who had remained in Australia on humanitarian visas decided to return to Iran.