Anthony Albanese has announced the creation of a special honours list to recognise the bravery of those who helped respond to the Bondi terror attack, paying tribute to police, medical staff and ordinary citizens who leapt into action during the antisemitic massacre.<\/p>\n
The awards, to be presented next year after consultation with the New South Wales state government, will honour \u201cthe best of humanity\u201d, prime minister Albanese said at a press conference on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe saw it with those who lost their lives tackling the terrorists as they embarked from the car. We saw it with those in police and emergency services rushing to assist people. We saw it with the medical staff and professionals stopping having dinner and rushing to St Vincent\u2019s Hospital or Prince Alfred Hospital or other places to provide assistance. And we saw it in days after as well, with people making extraordinary personal sacrifices in order to help their fellow Australians,\u201d the prime minister said.<\/p>\n
Albanese said the honours, to be granted next year, would recognise people for bravery or meritorious action.<\/p>\n
The actions of police, medical staff, surf lifesavers<\/a> and ordinary citizens have received national and international praise since last week\u2019s terror attack. Ahmed al-Ahmed, the 44-year-old father of two who tackled and wrested a gun<\/a> from one of the alleged gunmen during the attack, was presented with a $2.5 million cheque<\/a> after donations to online fundraisers poured in from around the world. Boris and Sofia Gurman were killed while trying to tackle the gunmen, while 14-year-old Chaya Dadon was shot while protecting two younger children<\/a> during the attack.<\/p>\n