“Three people who embodied compassion, commitment… and courage during their lives and in their final moments,” he mentioned.
“Certainly, those qualities that we will remember. And in which we will revere. It’s those qualities which will continue to inspire confidence in us to confront evil wherever it lurks.”
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese had earlier moved the condolence movement, saying all Australians are mourning with the victims’ family members.
“Part of the responsibility that all of us have is not just a solemn duty of remembering and honouring those who were killed,” he mentioned.
“It is examining what drove their killers and finding a way to draw that poison out of their nation.
“Our nation mourns with all those that cherished Matthew Arnold, Rachel McCrow and Alan Dare. We know that for his or her households, this Christmas, there shall be a spot not taken. An empty house of grief and loss that the years won’t ever have the ability to fill.
“To those families, we say, again, today, Australia mourns with you.”
