Christina Kukola
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106 appearances
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first heard Mar 2025
last heard 24 Jul
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Outage numbers are still ticking up as the storm moves east.
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Police say they have formally charged the 24-year-old with 59 offences, including committing a terrorist act and 15 counts of murder.
The charges were filed after Akram woke up from a coma in hospital where he's being treated for injuries.
Police allege he's one of two gunmen responsible for the shooting attack that killed at least 15 people and injured dozens more last weekend.
Authorities confirm the other suspect, his 50-year-old father Sajid Akram, was killed in a shootout with police.
They say early indications point to a terrorist act inspired by the Islamic State group.
For NPR News, I'm Christina Kukola in Sydney.
Crowds poured into the makeshift memorial to lay flowers and remember the victims who died in the violence.
The area is still surrounded by roadblocks and a heavy police presence is visible in the centre of Sydney's normally bustling Bondi Beach.
As the sun set, Jewish faith leaders addressed those gathered.
The music continued into the night, long after the speeches ended.
Dozens of victims, among them children, remain in hospital.
For NPR News, I'm Christina Kukola in Sydney.
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.
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