Overview
- Australians are being asked to light candles and hold a one‑minute silence at 6:47pm, with flags at half‑mast, buildings lit in yellow and beams of light above Bondi Pavilion.
- Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will attend commemorations at Bondi, and planning is under way for a permanent memorial and a national day of mourning in the new year.
- New South Wales will rush laws to ban hateful symbols and certain slogans, and give police greater powers to order the removal of face coverings at public events.
- Federal and state governments have flagged tougher national gun controls and stronger penalties for hate speech after what authorities describe as an Islamic State‑inspired attack.
- The counter‑terrorism task force is examining the suspects’ contacts and a recent four‑week trip to the southern Philippines, while the surviving son remains under guard charged with terrorism and 15 murders.