Overview
- Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the Bondi Beach gunmen were motivated by Islamic State ideology.
- NSW Police said two homemade Islamic State flags were recovered from a vehicle linked to the suspects.
- Investigators confirmed both men traveled to the Philippines last month, with the purpose of the trip under investigation.
- Authorities said 15 people were killed in the attack; the father was shot dead at the scene and the son remains in a coma.
- Officials noted the elder suspect legally owned multiple firearms as the government accelerates plans to tighten licensing and expand a national firearms register.