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‘Screaming at the terrorist’: Victim hailed as second hero who confronted gunman

The grieving daughter of Bondi Beach shooting victim Reuven Morrison has revealed her father died a hero while trying to stop the attackers as they sprayed innocent people with bullets.

Morrison, 62, was killed after he threw bricks at gunman Sajid Akram on Sunday evening as fellow civilian Ahmed Al Ahmed also confronted the attacker, his heroic act caught on camera.

Morrison's daughter Sheina Gutnick told US broadcaster CBS it was only fitting that her incredible father died while trying to save lives.

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Reuven Morrison was killed in the Bondi attack.

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"From my sources and understanding, he had jumped up the second the shooting started. He managed to throw bricks at the terrorist," Gutnick said.

"I believe after Ahmed managed to get the gun off the terrorist, my father had then gone to try and unjam the gun, to try and attempt shooting.

"He was screaming at the terrorist and protecting the community."

Gutnick said that if there had to be one way her father would be taken from this earth, it would be while "fighting a terrorist".

"There was no other way he would have been taken from us," she added.

Chilling social media footage which circulated in the aftermath of the shooting shows Morrison attempting to stop the gunmen while Ahmed tackled and disarmed him.

He was killed shortly after this video was taken.

Reuven Morrison seen confronting gunmen at Bondi

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Ahmed is recovering in hospital after being "riddled with bullets".

Morrison, who split his time between Sydney and Melbourne, had migrated to Australia from the former Soviet Union in the 1970s.

He was a member of the Jewish community and was celebrating the first day of Hanukkah when he was killed.

Gutnick said her father migrated to Australia believing he would be safe.

Morrison is among 15 innocent people who were killed on Sunday.

A 10-year-old girl, a Holocaust survivor, a former police officer and a great-grandfather have also been identified as victims of the mass shooting.

If you have been impacted by the terror attack in Bondi there is support available.

To contact Lifeline Australia, call 13 11 14 or text 0477 13 11 14.

For people under 25 years old, you can contact Kids Helpline at 1800 55 1800.

Both of these are available on a 24/7 basis.

If you wish to donate blood, you can find your nearest donor centre here.

Republicans turn on Trump after he mocks slain director Rob Reiner

President Donald Trump mocked Rob Reiner in a social media post on Monday, suggesting the slain actor and director died because of his anti-Trump views — a remark that triggered swift and bipartisan backlash for injecting politics into a family tragedy.

A vocal Democratic activist, Reiner, 78, and his wife Michele, 70, were found dead in their home on Sunday. Their son Nick Reiner was arrested on homicide charges. Police have yet to ascribe a motive.

In a post on Truth Social, Trump referred to Rob Reiner as "tortured and struggling" and said Reiner and his wife had passed away "reportedly due to the anger he caused" by opposing the Republican president.

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Rob Reiner made some of the most beloved movies of all time.

"He was known to have driven people CRAZY by his raging obsession of President Donald J. Trump," the president said.

The White House reposted Trump's comments on its official "Rapid Response" account on X.

The president, who frequently lashes out at his opponents and praises public figures who support him, offered no evidence that Reiner's political views contributed in any way to the couple's death.

TRUMP ROB REINER POST

Trump's comments on Monday drew criticism from across the political spectrum.

"Regardless of how you felt about Rob Reiner, this is inappropriate and disrespectful discourse about a man who was just brutally murdered," wrote Republican U.S. Representative Thomas Massie of Kentucky.

"This is a family tragedy, not about politics or political enemies," wrote Republican U.S. Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia.

Both Massie and Greene are Trump critics, a rarity within the president's party.

Donald Trump has said Rob Reiner was killed because he didn't like him.

But even House Speaker Mike Johnson, a major Trump ally, distanced himself from the president's post. "We have to appeal to our better angels, and I think we've got to amplify those voices and those sentiments. So that's my position on it," he told reporters when asked about Trump's comments.

Asked in the Oval Office if he stood by the post after the Republican criticism, Trump replied that he was not a Reiner fan.

Reiner told Variety in 2017 during Trump's first term that Trump was "mentally unfit" and called him "the single most unqualified human being to ever assume the presidency of the United States."

Trump said in his post on Monday that Reiner had the "mind crippling disease known as TRUMP DERANGEMENT SYNDROME," a term the president uses for many of his critics.

The Democratic Party called Trump's post "heartless."

David Axelrod, a former adviser to President Barack Obama, called it perverse. "The absence of empathy & grace for the Reiner family in their moment of profound loss and grief is sad and revealing," he wrote on X.

Republicans and Trump supporters were sharply critical of anyone who highlighted right-leaning activist Charlie Kirk's controversial views in the aftermath of his murder in September.

Rob Reiner with Christopher Guest in his directorial debut This Is Spinal Tap.

Reiner was long one of the most prolific directors in Hollywood, and his work included some of the most memorable movies of the 1980s and '90s, including This is Spinal Tap, A Few Good Men, When Harry Met Sally, and The Princess Bride.

His role as Michael "Meathead" Stivic in Norman Lear's 1970s TV classic All in the Family, as a liberal foil to O'Connor's Archie Bunker, catapulted him to fame and won him two Emmy Awards.

The son of comedy legend Carl Reiner, Rob Reiner was married to photographer Michele Singer Reiner since 1989.

The two met while he was directing When Harry Met Sally and had three children together: Nick, Jake and Romy.

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The sick trick played on the world hours after Bondi shooting

In the wake of Bondi's horrific mass shooting, the world was inspired by a video of a mystery man snatching a gun from the hands of one of the terrorists.

Within hours the hero had falsely been identified as a 43-year-old IT professional named Edward Crabtree.

News website TheDaily – which is in no way affiliated to The Daily Aus – interviewed Crabtree about his actions that day.

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The website was created hours after the Bondi shooting.

"I didn't think about it. I just acted," Crabtree said.

"I saw people running, I heard the shots, and I saw him reloading. I knew if someone didn't do something right then, more people were going to die."

The story was quickly shared around the world, and people the world over were singing Crabtree's praises.

But Crabtree doesn't exist, and from what it seems, neither does the journalist who wrote the story.

And despite attracting readers from all over the world, The Daily did not exist before the Bondi massacre took place.

The entire website, including the article, appears to be AI-generated.

The article has the veneer of legitimate news, but there are glaring errors.

Anthony Albanese is purported to have visited Crabtree in hospital "on Sunday morning", hours before the shooting took place.

The website links to other purported stories which do not work.

Reuters reported that thedailyaus.world was registered on December 14, the same day as the attack, according to who.is, opens new tab, a public domain lookup tool that shows when website addresses are registered, changed, and set to expire. thedailyaus.world could not be reached for comment when approached by Reuters.

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In spite of this, X chatbot Grok cited the article when naming Crabtree as the Bondi hero.

When Grok was told the real name of the hero, Ahmed el Ahmed, it corrected the user and insisted Crabtree was the name.

Grok later blamed the mistake on a "reporting error or a joke referencing a fictional character".

Ahmed snatched a shotgun from the hands of one of the gunmen before he was himself shot.

He is now recovering in hospital.

"He doesn't regret what he did. He said he'd do it again. But the pain has started to take a toll on him," Ahmed's immigration lawyer Sam Issa told the Sydney Morning Herald after visiting the hero on Monday.

"He's not well at all. He's riddled with bullets. Our hero is struggling at the moment."

Ahmed is a tobacco shop owner and the father of two girls.

Since the video of his heroic act went around the world, more than $1.6 million has been donated to him.

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Australia reeling a day after horrific terror attack on Bondi Beach

Australia remains in shock little more than 24 hours after two gunmen opened fire on a Jewish celebration at a packed Bondi Beach on Sunday night.

Today, the death toll from the terror attack rose to 15, plus one of the shooters, while the other gunman remains in custody in a critical condition – although police said it is likely he will recover and face criminal charges.

As thousands of people – including the prime minister, governor-general and NSW premier – flocked to the beach to pay their respects and place flowers at a makeshift floral memorial outside Bondi Pavilion, the identities of the victims began to emerge.

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Bondi Beach shooting

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The youngest of those killed, Matilda, was just 10 years old, while the oldest, 87-year-old Alex Kleytman, was a Holocaust survivor.

A former police officer, Peter Meagher, had been photographing the Chanukah by the Sea event when he was gunned down, while two rabbis were also among the dead: Eli Schlanger and Yaakov Levitan.

Some 27 people remained in hospital as of this evening. Six were critical, and a further six were critical but stable.

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Two police officers have had surgery and are in a serious condition, one of whom is at risk of losing sight in one eye.

While authorities admit they still know "very little" about the two shooters, more details about them came to light, even as officers raided a Bonnyrigg home and an Airbnb in Campsie they had stayed in before carrying out the attack.

The pair are now known to be 50-year-old Sajid Akram and his 24-year-old son, Naveen.

READ MORE: Police know 'very little' about Bondi Beach father-and-son gunmen

Sajid was killed by police during the attack while Naveen was critically wounded.

This afternoon, Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke confirmed the younger man, who is an Australian-born citizen, had been on authorities' radar six years ago, having been investigated by ASIO for six months.

"The son first came to attention in October 2019," he said.

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Bondi Beach attack

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"He was examined on the basis of being associated with others and the assessment was made that there was no indication of any ongoing threat or threat of him engaging in violence.

"(He was investigated because of) people he was associated with, rather than things that he, himself, had done."

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Bondi Beach Pavilion vigil for the victims of the Bondi Beach shooting the previous night.

Sajid, meanwhile, was a licenced gun owner and gun club member who legally owned six longarm firearms.

He had moved to Australia in 1998 on a student visa, transferred to a partner visa in 2001, and understood to be on a resident return visa (RRV) at the time of the shooting.

But as the country learnt more about the men who carried out the vile attack, so too did everyday citizens do their part to help out.

READ MORE: Two police officers named among dozens injured in Bondi shooting

Ahmed el Ahmed meets Chris Minns in hospital.

After an urgent call for donations, the Red Cross Lifeblood website crashed due to extreme demand and queues snaked out the door as Australians rolled up their sleeves to give blood.

Ahmed al Ahmed has become the most recognisable face of the response to the attack, having tackled one of the gunmen and wrestled his weapon away from him.

Injured in the aftermath, he is now recovering in hospital, has met with Premier Chris Minns, and can look forward to an astounding reward for his incredible bravery: a crowdfunding effort has already raised more than $1 million for the fruit shop owner.

READ MORE: Bondi hero seen recovering in hospital as donors raise $1 million

In Canberra, politicians turned to what they can do in the aftermath of the deadliest shooting since the 1996 Port Arthur massacre.

The immediate focus is gun control: national cabinet has agreed to strengthen firearm laws around the country, including potentially limiting the number of weapons one person can own, and restricting gun licences to Australian citizens.

Also from the prime minister – and many other leaders – was a call for unity, for Australians to embrace each other in the wake of the country's worst-ever terror attack.

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"What I want is for Australians to come together," Anthony Albanese said.

"For this to be reinforcing the need for us to promote national unity. And that is critical.

"There is no place in Australia for antisemitism.

"There is no place for hatred."

If you have been impacted by the terror attack in Bondi there is support available.

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If you wish to donate blood, you can find your nearest donor centre here.

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Bondi hero seen recovering in hospital as donors raise almost $1 million

The hero who tackled and wrestled a gun from the hands of the Bondi Beach shooters has been pictured recovering in hospital after sustaining a number of gunshot wounds during the terror attack.

Incredible footage that emerged on Sunday night showed Sydney father-of-two Ahmed el Ahmed creeping up on one of the shooters.

The fruit shop owner, believed to be in his 40s, then snatched the shotgun from his hands.

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Bondi Beach terror attack hero Ahmed el Ahmed in hospital, recovering from surgery.

Shortly after, he was injured in subsequent gunfire, and was taken to St George Hospital, where he underwent surgery for two gunshot wounds.

He is expected to make a full recovery.

Almost 24 hours after the footage emerged, donors have raised almost $1 million for Ahmed, with a crowdfunding site set up for the hero sitting at about $975,000 as of 7pm (AEDT).

WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT THE ATTACKERS: Father and son named as properties raided

Prominent US billionaire Bill Ackman is believed to be among the donors.

The hedge fund manager had called for someone to set up a donations page for Ahmed.

"Can someone please set up a verified (donation page) so we can reward him and his family," Ackman wrote.

Ackman then donated $99,000 to the page.

'ABSOLUTE MASSACRE': Bloodied witness describes chaos

Ahmed's spoke to media this morning, describing him as a "hero".

"Maybe he can lose his life to save the other people," his cousin said of Ahmed's courageous efforts.

"I hope everyone in Australia wish everything is good for Ahmed to go back to his family."

READ MORE: 'An absolute massacre': Man injured in Bondi Beach shooting tells of chaos

Ahmed has two young daughters, according to his cousin.

The cousin confirmed Ahmed had two young daughters aged five and six, but said he had not had the chance to speak to him yet.

"To be honest, I don't speak to his family (yet), because I leave here very late last night," he said.

"Until now, I don't sleep yet."

Ahmed's actions have been praised in Australia and around the world, including by US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Ahmed hid behind a silver vehicle and crept towards the apparent gunman before leaping towards him and putting him in a headlock.

He wrestled with the gunman until he released the weapon.

Ahmed then turned the weapon on the gunman.

The heroic man did not fire the gun but signalled for assistance.

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'Scariest thing': Man who filmed heroic act was at scene as shooting began

The man who recorded the footage of Ahmed disarming the gunman revealed he was initially on the beach when the shooting began

Theodore Okur described on Today how he fled the scene and subsequently caught Ahmed's actions from his apartment.

"I was going towards the beach to get some barbecue. When the shooting began on the bridge, the guy was 10 metres in front of me," he said.

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Theodore Okur called Ahmed a "hero" for his actions, and said he felt "lucky to record such a moment.

He revealed he saw the gunmen target the Jewish ceremony and initially believed the shots were fireworks.

"It was the scariest thing that happened in my life," he said.

Okur said he couldn't believe the footage he was recording, but said Ahmed was a hero.

"I'm very lucky to witness this," he said.

"Being the only person who filmed this scene, which is extremely scary."

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Four people killed in minivan crash in regional Victoria

Four people have died after a minivan with nine occupants crashed in regional Victoria this afternoon.

The van was driving on Chapel Road in Muckatah, about 250 kilometres north of Melbourne, when the driver lost control and crashed into a tree about 5pm, Victoria Police said.

Four passengers, who are yet to be formally identified, died at the scene.

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Three children, who were passengers, were airlifted to hospital with serious injuries.

The driver and another passenger were taken with serious injuries to hospital by road.

Major Collision Investigation Unit detectives are enroute to the scene.

Police said the exact circumstances surrounding the crash were yet to be determined.

Ambulance Victoria said three air ambulances as well as Mobile Intensive Care Ambulance and Advanced Life Support paramedics were sent to the scene.

A fixed wing air ambulance plane was also dispatched.

Gun control law overhaul announced in response to Bondi Beach terror

Australia's gun laws will be overhauled in the wake of the deadly Bondi Beach terror attack after national cabinet pledged to strengthen firearm controls across the country.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese this afternoon met with state and territory leaders to lay out the path forward after 15 innocent bystanders were killed and dozens more injured at a Hanukkah celebration yesterday.

Following the meeting, the PM confirmed the cabinet has agreed to tighten gun laws nationally, but specific reforms are yet to be confirmed.

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Albanese outlined several options tabled by cabinet, including:

  • Limiting the number of guns one person can own;
  • Restricting gun licences to Australian citizens;
  • Limiting open-ended firearms licencing and the types of guns that are legal, including modifications
  • Accelerating work on standing up the National Firearms Register;
  • And allowing extra use of criminal intelligence to underpin firearms licencing that can be used in administrative licencing regimes.

"Leaders agreed that strong, decisive and focused action was needed on gun law reform as an immediate action, including renegotiating the National Firearms Agreement," Albanese said in a statement. 

Work on the reforms, which would be the biggest gun law shakeup since the 1996 Port Arthur Massacre, will be coordinated by NSW Premier Chris Minns and WA counterpart Roger Cook. 

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He added the federal government will start working on extra restrictions on weapon importation.

A national firearms register was already in development and was expected to be implemented by 2028.

The idea was greenlit in December last year following the deadly police shooting at Wieambilla in 2022.

Sajid Akram, 50, and his son Naveed Akram, 24, are accused of carrying out the assault that has so far left 15 innocents dead, as well as the senior Akram.

Naveed Akram remains critically injured in hospital under police guard.

Speaking to the media well before the national cabinet meeting, Minns said his government would tighten gun laws in NSW, but asked for patience as they draft legislation.

"If you're not a farmer, if you're not involved in agriculture, why do you need these massive weapons that put the public in danger and make life dangerous and difficult for NSW Police?" he asked.

Minns said current laws, which grant firearms licenses in perpetuity, were "clearly not fit for purpose".

Premier of New South Wales, Chris Minns, speaks at a joint press conference with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Minister for Police and Counter-terrorism, Yasmin Catley, NSW Police Commissioner, Mal Lanyon and NSW Ambulance Commissioner, Dominic Morgan, to provide an update on the Bondi Beach terror attack. Sydney, 15 December 2025.

"We need to make sure the firearms legislation in NSW is fit for purpose," he said.

"That does mean restricting firearms for the general public, for the people of NSW, but not everybody needs these weapons of mass destruction.

"You don't need them on NSW streets."

Speaking alongside Minns, NSW Police Commissioner Mal Lanyon confirmed Sajid held a firearms licence since 2015.

The license allowed the elder Akram to use guns for recreational hunting, which Lanyon said he did as part of a gun club.

"He had a category A, B licence which entitled him to have the long arms that he had as registered firearms," he said.

Lanyon was questioned over the license approval process, following revelations the younger Akram has been known to ASIO since October 2019.

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The first victims of the Bondi Beach attack: Dan Elkayam, Eli Schlanger, Reuven Morrison, Matilda.

"The firearms registry conducts a thorough examination of all applications to ensure a person is fit and proper to hold a firearms license," Lanyon said.

Asked whether firearms license applicants are investigated over their connections to individuals on authorities' radar, Lanyon said they "absolutely can" be.

"Depending on the nature of … the association, depending on the nature of the intelligence that's there, they have to weigh up all of those things in accordance with the Firearms Act," Lanyon said.

"We do take into account all intelligence that's available."

Police raided homes in Bonnyrigg and Campsie overnight, and have seized the six firearms licensed to the alleged shooter.

Reports indicate a shotgun and bolt-action rifle were fired by the alleged gunmen.

Minns also signalled a "comprehensive" police response and policies to combat antisemitism would be to come.

If you have been impacted by the terror attack in Bondi there is support available. To contact Lifeline Australia, call 13 11 14 or text 0477 13 11 14. For people under 25 years old, you can contact Kids Helpline at 1800 55 1800. Both of these are available on a 24/7 basis. If you wish to donate blood, you can find your nearest donor centre here

Police know ‘very little’ about Bondi Beach father-and-son gunmen

CCTV has captured the moment the father and son duo who allegedly carried out the Bondi Beach terror attack stepped out of their short-term rental in Campsie ahead of the massacre.

The footage obtained by 9News and the Sydney Morning Herald shows Sajid Akram, 50, and Naveed Akram, 24 leave the room they had rented for $90 a night about 5.15pm on Sunday.

The car then pulls away ahead of the 40-minute trip to Bondi Beach.

CCTV captures the moment the alleged gunmen step out of their Campsie rented room.

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Police have revealed they know "very little" about the father and son duo.

Naveed was born in Australia in 2001, whilst his father arrived in Australia in 1998 on a student visa, and transferred to a partner visa in 2001.

Sajid was believed to be on a resident return visa (RRV) at the time of the shooting.

"They have [had] obviously a connection for quite a period of time within Australia," NSW Police Commissioner Mal Lanyon said.

"We are very much working through the background of both persons.

"At this stage, we know very little about them."

A police source told 9News crime reporter Emma Partridge that Naveed Akram may have had historical links to an Islamic State terror cell. It is believed an IS flag was located in his car at the scene.

READ MORE: Rabbi and French citizen identified as victims of Bondi Beach shooting attack

Australian Federal Police (AFP) Commissioner Nigel Ryan said Naveed had come onto ASIO's radar in 2019.

"He was examined on the basis of being associated with others and the assessment was made that there was no indication of any ongoing threat or threat of him engaging in violence," he said.

A Jewish event at Archer Park to celebrate the first day of Hanukkah was the target of the shooting.

The shooters were from Bonnyrigg in south-western Sydney, but had stayed in a short-term stay property in Campsie in the lead-up to the attack.

It is understood that the pair arrived at the Campsie property a few days ago.

Police later seized two rifles from the house.

Detectives have also spent the day going door-to-door speaking to neighbours and reviewing CCTV footage.

The neighbour of the shooters spoke to 9News crime reporter Emma Partridge, who described the residents as "weird people".

"Terrible, I never thought we [live] near something like this. It's scary," she said.

"They [are] just weird people not saying hello to anyone."

She said they had lived in the street since before she moved in six years ago.

Lanyon confirmed the older man was dead, while the other, his 24-year-old son, remains in hospital in a critical but stable condition under police guard.

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One of the alleged gunmen at Bondi Beach on December 14, 2025.

He said the younger man would "likely" face criminal charges, suggesting the accused would recover from his injuries.

"Based on his medical condition, it is likely that that person may face criminal charges," the commissioner said.

He also said licensed firearms were used in the attack and the father held a gun licence.

Lanyon said the 50-year-old had been a NSW licensed firearms owner for 10 years and owned six guns.

Six weapons have since been recovered, two of which were found at the Campsie property.

He confirmed the older gunman was a member of a gun club, which allowed him to obtain his firearms licence.

Lanyon insisted the test to obtain a firearms licence was stringent.

"The Firearms Registry conducts a thorough examination of all applications to ensure a person is fit and proper to hold a firearms licence," he said.

Pair 'lied to family about whereabouts' before attack

The family of the father-and-son duo deceived loved ones about their whereabouts leading up to the attack, it is alleged.

The mother of Naveed, Verena, told The Sydney Morning Herald that she had last spoken to her family on Saturday morning, and was told the father and son pair were in Jervis Bay on the NSW South Coast.

"He rings me up [on Sunday] and said, 'Mum, I just went for a swim. I went scuba diving. We're going … to eat now, and then this morning, and we're going to stay home now because it's very hot'," Verena said.

Premier rejects claim of intelligence failure

Lanyon said there was "no indication" in advance that either of the men allegedly involved in the shooting were planning the attack.

He also said he could not comment about potential motives for the attack.

"We're still very early in the investigation, we're happy to provide information," Lanyon said.

"I want to give our investigators the opportunity to investigate thoroughly without speculation.

"We heard a lot information was coming forward. I want to make sure it's accurate … our investigation will be thorough."

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NSW Premier Chris Minns.

Lanyon confirmed police and ASIO were aware of the 24-year-old, but had no intelligence the pair were planning an attack.

NSW Chris Minns refused to call the attack an intelligence failure.

"It wouldn't be the right thing to do within 24 hours of this shocking, violent attack to be pronouncing failures here without the aid of an independent investigation," he said.

Former secretary for Home Affairs Mike Pezzullo told 9News that "not every cell is intercepted" by ASIO.

"They do a marvellous job – ASIO, the AFP, their state ministry counterparts," Pezzullo said.

"They can't be everywhere. And frankly, if they were, we'd be a police state."

Where are police investigating?

Officers swarmed on a property in Bonnyrigg in Sydney's west in the hours immediately after the shooting.

The property was the home of one of the gunmen.

Police have seized firearms licensed to the alleged shooter.

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Police at a property in Bonnyrigg this morning, believed to be where the alleged Bondi Beach shooting gunmen lived.

"Ballistics and forensic investigation will determine those six firearms are the six that were licensed to that man," Lanyon said.

Streets were closed off as tactical teams and detectives surrounded the scene.

Detectives are still at the scene this morning, with a heavy amount of police activity still seen outside of the house.

Police also raided a property in Campsie this morning, where the alleged gunmen are believed to have stayed immediately before the shooting.

Police  talk with a local as they stand outside 103 Brighton Avenue, Campsie. The property is belived to have been rented by the gunmenyesterday who then went on tdo the  shooting rampage at Bondi Beach yesterday early evening, Sydney.

It is not known how long they had been staying at the property, but it is believed to be a short-term rental.

Large areas of Bondi Beach remain a crime scene today.

The bomb squad was also called in after suspected improvised explosive devices were found in a car at the beach.

Those devices were removed and the exclusion zone was scaled back but the area remained a crime scene.

If you have been impacted by the terror attack in Bondi there is support available. To contact Lifeline Australia, call 13 11 14 or text 0477 13 11 14. For people under 25 years old, you can contact Kids Helpline at 1800 55 1800. Both of these are available on a 24/7 basis. If you wish to donate blood, you can find your nearest donor centre here