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NEWS UPDATES: Community Comes out ‘Strong and United’ Following a ‘Terribly Dark Period’: NSW Premier; Extra Police Following Bondi Attack, Church Stabbing

6 people are dead after 40-year-old man from Queensland, Joel Cauchi, went on a stabbing rampage through a sprawling shopping centre.
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NEWS UPDATES: Community Comes out ‘Strong and United’ Following a ‘Terribly Dark Period’: NSW Premier; Extra Police Following Bondi Attack, Church Stabbing
Members of the public pay their respects at the Westfield Bondi Junction shopping centre during a day of reflection in Sydney, Australia, on April 18, 2024. Photo by Dion Georgopoulos - Pool/Getty Images
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'Sad and Senseless': Public Grieve Bondi Attack Victims
Members of the public pay their respects at the Westfield Bondi Junction shopping centre during a day of reflection on April 18, 2024 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Dion Georgopoulos - Pool/Getty Images)
Members of the public pay their respects at the Westfield Bondi Junction shopping centre during a day of reflection on April 18, 2024 in Sydney, Australia. Photo by Dion Georgopoulos - Pool/Getty Images
Members of the public pay their respects at the Westfield Bondi Junction shopping centre during a day of reflection on April 18, 2024 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Dion Georgopoulos - Pool/Getty Images)
Members of the public pay their respects at the Westfield Bondi Junction shopping centre during a day of reflection on April 18, 2024 in Sydney, Australia. Photo by Dion Georgopoulos - Pool/Getty Images
Members of the public pay their respects at the Westfield Bondi Junction shopping centre during a day of reflection on April 18, 2024 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Dion Georgopoulos - Pool/Getty Images)
Members of the public pay their respects at the Westfield Bondi Junction shopping centre during a day of reflection on April 18, 2024 in Sydney, Australia. Photo by Dion Georgopoulos - Pool/Getty Images
Quiet Gestures Of Decency' The Hallmark Of A Terrible Week: NSW Premier
By Nina Nguyen
Scentre Group Chief Executive Elliott Rusanow (L), and NSW Premier Chris Minns (R) visit the memorial to the victims who lost their lives in Saturday's knife attack on April 18, 2024 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Bianca di Marchi - Pool/Getty Images)
Scentre Group Chief Executive Elliott Rusanow (L), and NSW Premier Chris Minns (R) visit the memorial to the victims who lost their lives in Saturday's knife attack on April 18, 2024 in Sydney, Australia. Photo by Bianca di Marchi - Pool/Getty Images
Scentre Group Chief Executive Elliott Rusanow (L), and NSW Premier Chris Minns (C) walk through Westfield Bondi Junction shopping centre prior to its reopening following Saturday's knife attack at Westfield Bondi Junction on April 18, 2024 in Bondi Junction, Australia. (Photo by Bianca di Marchi - Pool/Getty Images)
Scentre Group Chief Executive Elliott Rusanow (L), and NSW Premier Chris Minns (C) walk through Westfield Bondi Junction shopping centre prior to its reopening following Saturday's knife attack at Westfield Bondi Junction on April 18, 2024 in Bondi Junction, Australia. Photo by Bianca di Marchi - Pool/Getty Images
Australians 'Unite At A Period Of National Grief To Emerge Stronger': Dutton
By Nina Nguyen
Richard Shields, Kellie Sloan, Australian Opposition Leader Peter Dutton and Senator Andrew Bragg lay flower tributes at the edge of Westfield Bondi Junction during a day of reflection on April 18, 2024 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images)
Richard Shields, Kellie Sloan, Australian Opposition Leader Peter Dutton and Senator Andrew Bragg lay flower tributes at the edge of Westfield Bondi Junction during a day of reflection on April 18, 2024 in Sydney, Australia. Photo by Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images
'Bollard Man' Damien Guerot To Be Given Permanent Residency Today, Injured Security Guard To Be Granted Similar Offer
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Permanent Memorial, Candlelight Vigil To Be Held To Honour Victims Of Bondi Attack
Shopping Mall Reopens For Reflection Day
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Wednesday, April 17

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Australian Flags At Half-Mast In Honour Of Victims

In a national sign of mourning, flags at government buildings and on the Sydney Harbour Bridge are flying at half-mast.

“We grieve together, as one,” said Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in a post on X (formally Twitter).

“Our community is in mourning, but know that you are not alone,” wrote NSW Premier Chris Minns. “We will emerge from this tragedy united.”

Flags on Queensland government buildings are also flying at half-mast in solidarity with “everyone affected,” Queensland Premier Steven Miles said.

Victorian Senator Raff Ciccone expressed his condolences to the families and friends of the victims.

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More Tributes Come In

The pile of bouquets, laid in tribute to the victims of the Saturday Bondi attack, is growing.
A woman prepares to lay a floral tribute at Oxford Street Mall alongside Westfield Bondi Junction in Sydney, Australia, on April 14, 2024. (Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images)
A woman prepares to lay a floral tribute at Oxford Street Mall alongside Westfield Bondi Junction in Sydney, Australia, on April 14, 2024. Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images
A woman reacts after leaving flowers outside the Westfield Bondi Junction shopping mall in Sydney, Australia, on April 14, 2024. (David Gray/AFP via Getty Images)
A woman reacts after leaving flowers outside the Westfield Bondi Junction shopping mall in Sydney, Australia, on April 14, 2024. David Gray/AFP via Getty Images
A man reacts after leaving flowers outside the Westfield Bondi Junction shopping mall in Sydney, Australia, on April 14, 2024. (David Gray/AFP via Getty Images)
A man reacts after leaving flowers outside the Westfield Bondi Junction shopping mall in Sydney, Australia, on April 14, 2024. David Gray/AFP via Getty Images
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NSW Police Commissioner Karen Webb speaks during a press conference at Westfield Bondi Junction in Sydney, Australia, on April 14, 2024. (Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images)
NSW Police Commissioner Karen Webb speaks during a press conference at Westfield Bondi Junction in Sydney, Australia, on April 14, 2024. Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images
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NSW Premier Chris Minns speaks during a press conference at Westfield Bondi Junction in Sydney, Australia, on April 14, 2024. (Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images)
NSW Premier Chris Minns speaks during a press conference at Westfield Bondi Junction in Sydney, Australia, on April 14, 2024. Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images
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Tributes Begin Coming In

Local residents are laying flowers in tribute to the six victims killed in the violent rampage.
Flowers with a ribbon reading "R.I.P" are seen at an entrance to Westfield Bondi Junction, in Sydney, Australia, on April 14, 2024. (Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images)
Flowers with a ribbon reading "R.I.P" are seen at an entrance to Westfield Bondi Junction, in Sydney, Australia, on April 14, 2024. Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images
Local residents begin to lay flowers at the scene if yesterdays mass stabbing at Bondi Junction, in Sydney, Australia, April 14, 2024. (AAP Image/Dean Lewins)
Local residents begin to lay flowers at the scene if yesterdays mass stabbing at Bondi Junction, in Sydney, Australia, April 14, 2024. AAP Image/Dean Lewins
Local residents begin to lay flowers at the scene if yesterdays mass stabbing at Bondi Junction, in Sydney, Australia, April 14, 2024. (AAP Image/Dean Lewins)
Local residents begin to lay flowers at the scene if yesterdays mass stabbing at Bondi Junction, in Sydney, Australia, April 14, 2024. AAP Image/Dean Lewins
Members of the public prepare to lay floral tributes at Oxford Street Mall alongside Westfield Bondi Junction in Sydney, Australia, on April 14, 2024. (Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images)
Members of the public prepare to lay floral tributes at Oxford Street Mall alongside Westfield Bondi Junction in Sydney, Australia, on April 14, 2024. Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images
Flower tributes are seen at Oxford Street Mall alongside Westfield Bondi Junction in Sydney, Australia, on April 14, 2024. (Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images)
Flower tributes are seen at Oxford Street Mall alongside Westfield Bondi Junction in Sydney, Australia, on April 14, 2024. Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images
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