<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/bondi-beach-police-sydney-incident/a09d7058-dfa5-40c5-9735-711a79493e03" rel="" target="" title='"the evil" perpetrated on Bondi Beach today "is beyond comprehension"'><span>"the evil" perpetrated on Bondi Beach today "is beyond comprehension"</span></a><span>.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Albanese called the gunmen "cowards" and confirmed the National Security Committee had met and was investigating the attack as terrorism.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"This is a targeted attack on Jewish Australians on the first day of Hanukkah which should be a day of joy, a celebration of faith," Albanese said.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>LIVE UPDATES:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/bondi-beach-shooting-live-updates-latest-news-headlines/5a9bbb14-ef81-45a3-985d-da6b4062460e" rel="" target="" title="Mass shooting at Bondi Beach deemed a terror attack"><strong><span>Mass shooting at Bondi Beach deemed a terror attack</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"An act of evil antisemitism, terrorism that has struck the heart of our nation</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"An attack on Jewish Australians is an attack on every Australian and every Australian tonight will be, like me, devastated by this attack on our way of life.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"There is no place for this hate, violence and terrorism in our nation.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/bondi-beach-shooting-prime-minister-anthony-albanese-evil-attack/e73a640e-045e-4189-a1ba-05063794b0af" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Let me be clear: we will eradicate it."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Albanese said Jewish Australians "should never have to know the fear that you know tonight".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"There are nights that tear at our nation's soul. In this moment of darkness we must be each other's light, hold onto the true character of the country that we love," he said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Australia is stronger than the cowards who attacked innocent people today, Australia is braver than those who seek to make us afraid. Australia will never submit to division, violence or hatred.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We will see justice done and we will come through this together."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/bondi-beach-shooting-what-happened-shooters-victims-everything-we-know/88ccfc15-8a38-49f8-875c-ef82ef57d9b2" target="_blank"><strong><span>What we know about the Bondi Beach shooting</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Albanese spoke alongside Australian Federal Police Acting Deputy Commissioner Nigel Ryan and ASIO director general Mike Burgess.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Ryan said the declaration of a terrorist incident would allow the AFP to work with ASIO and NSW Police using specialist powers in the investigation.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Burgess said the national terrorism threat level would remain at "probably" and "I don't see that changing at this stage".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Probably means a 50 per cent chance of an act of terror, "and unfortunately we have seen that horrific act occur tonight in Australia", he said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We are looking at the identities of the attackers and where that is known, we are looking at the community to see if there is anyone who has similar intent.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"It's important to stress at this point that we have no indications to that fact, but that is something we have active investigations on."</span></div></div>