My fellow Australians

Tonight should have been nothing more than a regular Thursday night, our beautiful city brightened by the light of another 15 lives.

Fifteen lives illuminated by possibility, opportunity, and dreams.

Tragically we are gathered here because on the 14th of December, everything changed. And for that, I am sorry.

We cherish the promise that this country is a safe harbour. But sadly that promise was broken.

You came to celebrate a festival of light and freedom and you were met with the violence of hatred.

ANTHONY MAROON, HOST: This is Triple M going right around Australia on this National Day of Mourning. We remember those victims of Bondi, December 14, and we are about to speak to the Prime Minister of Australia, Mr. Anthony Albanese. Good evening and welcome. And so where were you? Do you remember the exact time when you found out the news?

CHRISTIAN O'CONNELL, HOST: Very important day for all of us. It is a National Day of Mourning after the Bondi attacks. And to tell us all about it and why this matters and the invitation tonight as well, 7:01pm, is the Prime Minister. Welcome back to the show.

ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Good to be with you.

PRIME MINISTER: Thanks for joining us. Today, we mark the National Day of Mourning to honour victims of the Bondi antisemitic terrorist attack. It is a solemn opportunity for every Australian to stand with the Jewish community and remember the 15 lives stolen in this deadly attack. When we look to Bondi, we don't just see a beach. We see it as part of our promise to the world. It's a welcoming embrace, a famous crescent of sand and water where there's room for everyone.

When we look to Bondi, we see it not just as a beach, but as a part of our promise to the world. A welcoming embrace. That famous crescent of sand and water where there is room for everyone.

A place where nothing should break but the waves.

And yet there on that most fateful of evenings, our hearts were collectively shattered.

The terrorist attack was anything but random. It was antisemitic. Jewish Australians were targeted because they were Jewish.

ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Good morning. Late last night our laws to crack down on hate speech and take sensible action on firearms passed the Parliament. And I want to thank all Members and Senators who voted for this legislation. I want to acknowledge all who participated in the debate as well.

Matilda.

Edith Brutman.

Dan Elkayam.

Boris and Sofia Gurman.

Alexander Kleytman.

Rabbi Yaakov Levitan.

Peter Meagher.

Reuven Morrison.

Marika Pogany.

Rabbi Eli Schlanger.

Adam Smyth.

Boris Tetleroyd.

Tania Tretiak.

Tibor Weitzen.

Mr Speaker, the minute of silence we have just observed echoes with those 15 names.

Fifteen innocent people for whom today should be just another Monday morning.

Another day in this beautiful country they loved, in the embrace of the family and friends they adored.

RAF EPSTEIN, HOST: I had a chat to the Prime Minister earlier this morning.

ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Good morning. Good to be with you, Raf, and welcome back. I hope you had a good break.

EPSTEIN: I did, thank you. Do we need some hate speech laws?

HAMISH MACDONALD, HOST: The Prime Minister is here this morning. Welcome back to 702 Mornings for the start of the year.

ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Good morning, Hamish, and welcome back to yourself.

KYLE SANDILANDS: The Prime Minister of Australia, Anthony Albanese. Good morning, Albo. How are you?

JACKIE O HENDERSON: Good morning.

ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Good morning and welcome back. I'm very well.

SANDILANDS: You in Canberra today because Parliament starts or you're at Kirribilli, where are you today?