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Pointing out that there is “a tremendous change” in New South Wales, Minns said, “[going] Bondi returned to normal after the attacks.
We have announced the first tranche of changes to address hate speech, protests, gun laws, terrorist slogans and terrorist chants in NSW. But this is not the end of it. I want to make it clear that we can’t just turn the page on this in five, six, ten weeks and pretend it doesn’t exist and everyone can go back to normal.
Minns reiterated his promise to crack down on “hate preachers” in New South Wales and said his government would work to target “those who preach hate in our society, those who put hate in the hearts of young people”.
We need to send a permanent, long-term message that we will not stand for this. And this is not a country many of us in Australia recognize.
New South Wales Premier Chris Minns said the Royal Commission into the events surrounding the Bondi attacks would complete the “jigsaw” and give Australians the answers they were looking for in the wake of the attacks.
Speaking to Channel 7 Sunrise on Sunday morning, the Prime Minister said an independent investigation was “absolutely necessary” to better understand what happened and shape the state government’s response going forward.
I have little pieces of the puzzle. We know partly why this happened on Sunday, but I can’t explain it to the people of NSW until the full picture emerges.
The prime minister said he could not give a timeframe for when this would happen as he still needed to consult with Jewish community leaders.
Minns added that the details of any Royal Commission would need to be worked out in coordination with the federal government to ensure it was given appropriate authority.
We must ensure that the terms of reference are strict. And I don’t mind telling you this morning that I haven’t drafted them yet, and I won’t draft them until I talk to the leaders of the Jewish community who are burying their dead this week.
Treatment of 13 people continues
According to the NSW Department of Health’s statement at 7.30am this morning, 13 people injured during the Bondi attacks are being treated in hospital.
In its latest update, New South Wales health authorities announced that patients were being cared for in hospitals in Sydney, while one patient was in critical condition at St Vincent’s hospital.
Three people are in a critical but stable condition at St George and St Vincent hospitals.
It was stated that the condition of the other nine people was stable and they were receiving treatment at the Prince of Wales, Crown Prince Alfred and Royal North Shore hospitals.
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A week after 15 people were killed in a terrorist attack at a Chanukah event at Bondi beach, Australians will remember the 15 lives lost on a national day of mourning.
Flags will be flown at half-mast and buildings will be illuminated in yellow as the nation stands in solidarity with the Jewish community ahead of a formal public service for victims and survivors on Sunday. Lights will shine skyward above Bondi Lodge, where thousands of flowers and tributes have been left since the tragedy.
The NSW parliament will meet next week to consider legislation in response to the Bondi attack. Chris Minns He said – we’ll be bringing you all the reaction to yesterday’s announcement that the government would be taking action to ban the display of hateful symbols, comply with national law and give the police new powers.
And Anthony Albanese supported his call a state-based royal commission – we will have more information about this soon.
I Royce Kurmelovs and I will be covering the blog throughout the day.
Let’s start with this…
