Australia news live: flags to fly at half-mast to mourn Bondi Junction stabbing victims; PM says gun laws saved lives on Saturday
Flags at government buildings to bowered on Monday in national sign of mourning. Follow today’s news headlines liveGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe Prime Minister was also on ABC Radio earlier, where he said it was “remarkable” that people were brave enough to rush the attacked in Bondi on Saturday.Albanese said he spoke to many people yesterday, when he attended Bondi Junction to pay respects and lay flowers at the scene, and what struck him was the bravery of some of the witnesses.It is remarkable that people ran towards danger in order to help their fellow Australians not the least of which of course was police inspector Amy Scott.The police did an extraordinary job of giving out information to the public as soon as it was appropriate to do so. The fact that yesterday morning, it was released that Mr Cauchi had known mental health issues. The fact that very early on, they … [revealed that] they thought that it was not a terrorism related incident was very important, I think for the public.There have been many, many, exhibits that have been taken from that scene for forensic analysis.Certainly police will go through that and take everything in it for forensic examination.It will be investigated as part of the coroner’s investigation in terms of any toxicology. Usually, those results are some days and weeks away.We may never get answers because we can’t ask him and it will be based on what we can determine from interviewing witnesses and family members. Continue reading...
Flags at government buildings to bowered on Monday in national sign of mourning. Follow today’s news headlines live
The Prime Minister was also on ABC Radio earlier, where he said it was “remarkable” that people were brave enough to rush the attacked in Bondi on Saturday.
Albanese said he spoke to many people yesterday, when he attended Bondi Junction to pay respects and lay flowers at the scene, and what struck him was the bravery of some of the witnesses.
It is remarkable that people ran towards danger in order to help their fellow Australians not the least of which of course was police inspector Amy Scott.
The police did an extraordinary job of giving out information to the public as soon as it was appropriate to do so. The fact that yesterday morning, it was released that Mr Cauchi had known mental health issues. The fact that very early on, they … [revealed that] they thought that it was not a terrorism related incident was very important, I think for the public.
There have been many, many, exhibits that have been taken from that scene for forensic analysis.
Certainly police will go through that and take everything in it for forensic examination.
It will be investigated as part of the coroner’s investigation in terms of any toxicology. Usually, those results are some days and weeks away.
We may never get answers because we can’t ask him and it will be based on what we can determine from interviewing witnesses and family members. Continue reading...
