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He says the son, who is the surviving suspect, was previously known to Australia's domestic intelligence agency but was determined not to be a threat in 2019.
For NPR News, I'm Christina Kukola in Melbourne.
It's been described as the biggest overhaul of Australian gun laws since reforms that followed a mass shooting in Tasmania in the 1990s.
At a meeting led by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese one day after the Bondi Beach attack, state and territory leaders agreed to take immediate action.
Limiting the number of firearms a person can own is among the options being considered.
Another is to make Australian citizenship a condition for holding a gun licence.
The national government says it will prioritize potential customs restrictions on firearms and other weapons-type imports.
For NPR News, I'm Christina Kukola in Melbourne.
Police in the state of New South Wales say the alleged shooters were a 50-year-old father who was killed by police and his 24-year-old son.
They say the son is in police custody with injuries in hospital and officers are no longer looking for a third suspect.
New South Wales Police Commissioner Mal Lanyon says the investigation is ongoing.
Authorities say more than three dozen people received hospital treatment after the attack.
Australian Federal Police and the country's domestic intelligence agency are resisting the investigation.
For NPR News, I'm Christina Kukola in Melbourne.
Police in the state of New South Wales say around 1,000 people were at an event celebrating the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah when the attack took place.
They say one of the suspects is among the dead and a second is in critical condition.
More than two dozen people, including two police officers, are in hospitals across Sydney.
New South Wales Police Commissioner Mal Lanyon says the investigation into the incident will be extensive.
Police are also investigating a possible third suspect and suspected improvised explosive devices found in a vehicle near the beach.
For NPR News, I'm Christina Kukola in Melbourne.