Phil Mercer

So on Sunday 15 people were murdered here at Bondi Beach.

and the government has announced not only measures to combat hate and radicalisation, now it's moving into gun reform with this huge buyback scheme that the government anticipates will take hundreds of thousands of firearms out of circulation.

What that will do for illegal weapons that aren't registered is unknown, but once again...

It's an attempt by the Australian Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, to reassert his authority.

He has faced stinging criticism in Australia in recent days over what his critics say is a failure to curb anti-Semitism.

So in the last 24 hours, announcements by the Prime Minister is an attempt by him to get back on the front foot.

Well, witnesses we've spoken to have described losing dear friends and how the shots that rang out at Australia's most famous beach seem to go on, as they say, for an eternity.

And quite clearly, this is a nation suffering immense trauma.

The mass shooting of Bondi Beach is Australia's worst shooting atrocity in almost 30 years.

James Harrison was known in Australia as the man with the golden arm. His blood contained a rare antibody called Anti-D. It's given to pregnant mothers whose cells are at risk of attacking their unborn babies. Mr. Harrison had been donating blood plasma every two weeks since he was 18 years old. He continued until he was 81. His dedication saved the lives of more than 2 million babies.

James Harrison was known in Australia as the man with the golden arm. His blood contained a rare antibody called Anti-D. It's given to pregnant mothers whose cells are at risk of attacking their unborn babies. Mr. Harrison had been donating blood plasma every two weeks since he was 18 years old. He continued until he was 81. His dedication saved the lives of more than 2 million babies.

Reports in Australia have suggested that his body was so rich in anti-D because of a massive blood transfusion he received when he was a teenager.

Reports in Australia have suggested that his body was so rich in anti-D because of a massive blood transfusion he received when he was a teenager.

This appears to have been recorded in a hospital. The video was shared on TikTok by a content creator called Max Vifer, who says he's from Israel. Now, in the footage, another man who claims to be a doctor tells Mr. Vifer that he sends Israelis to an Islamic place akin to hell. Now, this man goes on to make a throat-slitting gesture saying,

This appears to have been recorded in a hospital. The video was shared on TikTok by a content creator called Max Vifer, who says he's from Israel. Now, in the footage, another man who claims to be a doctor tells Mr. Vifer that he sends Israelis to an Islamic place akin to hell. Now, this man goes on to make a throat-slitting gesture saying,

A woman then comes on the screen and says that she won't care for Israelis in the hospital. I won't treat them. I will kill them, she says. And as you'd imagine, this video has generated immense outrage and fear here in Australia and beyond.

A woman then comes on the screen and says that she won't care for Israelis in the hospital. I won't treat them. I will kill them, she says. And as you'd imagine, this video has generated immense outrage and fear here in Australia and beyond.

Well, the police here in Australia say that they have identified the two nurses involved in the video. They have been suspended. Now, state authorities here in New South Wales say that these two nurses are under investigation and will never work in the Australian health system again. The Australian Prime Minister, Antony Albanese, said that this video was disgusting and vile.

Well, the police here in Australia say that they have identified the two nurses involved in the video. They have been suspended. Now, state authorities here in New South Wales say that these two nurses are under investigation and will never work in the Australian health system again. The Australian Prime Minister, Antony Albanese, said that this video was disgusting and vile.

Well, this all comes as Australia has recently passed tougher laws against hate crimes following a wave of high profile anti-Semitic attacks here in Australia in recent weeks and months. We have heard from the head of the Executive Council of Australian Jury, a man called Alex Rivchin, and he's given his reaction to seeing this video.