Overview
- A special honours list announced April 13 by Governor‑General Sam Mostyn recognises eight people for lifesaving actions during the 2024 Westfield Bondi Junction stabbing.
- Six Bravery Medals and two Commendations were awarded, including posthumous medals for mother Ashlee Good and security guard Faraz Tahir, and commendations for nurse Catherine Ann Molihan and Noel McLaughlin.
- Detective Inspector Amy Scott, who pursued the knifeman alone and shot him less than six minutes into the attack, received a Bravery Medal for ending the rampage.
- French nationals Silas Despréaux and Damien Guerot received Bravery Medals for confronting the attacker with metal bollards and guiding police, while security officer Muhammad Taha was honoured after being stabbed while trying to stop the assault.
- The recognition follows a February 2026 coronial inquest that faulted long‑term psychiatric care and shopping‑centre security and set out 23 recommendations to reduce the risk of similar attacks.