With eight people in hospital, including a nine month old baby, who has undergone surgery. The attacker was shot dead by a Senior Police officer who had been in the area at the time. Lets go live to sydney for a Press Conference from the acting New South Wales premier. Mew conference from the acting New South Wales premier wales premier. New south wales has today experienced wales premier. New south wales has today experienced a wales premier. New south wales has today experienced a distressing wales premier. New south wales has today experienced a distressing and l today experienced a distressing and horrific crime right here in one of the most ordinary of places. Innocent people have been attacked at the local Shopping Centre. People enjoying the first day of the School Holidays with their kids, people bring their ordinary shopping, their Clothes Shopping, and workers who serve all of them, they have witnessed something horrific. But even worse, we have lost six innocent lives under tonight there are medical staff working around clark to try to save the lives of at least eight others. Around the i convened prices cabinet Crisis Cabinet of any range of ministers and the premier, who has not left the Tokyo Airport, was on the well. You received really important briefings from the Police Commissioner and also from New South Wales health as we pull this information together. I want to thank our behalf of the New South Wales government all of those who stood up today in the most frightening of experiences and most frightening of experiences and most frightening events that you would ever expect to see. Particularly i want to thank obviously the Police Officer who stopped this important who stopped this person. I also want to thank all of the other Police Officers. I havejust been inside, the amount of work going on and the amount of work they will do in the coming days are so important and on behalf of the New South Wales government i want to thank them. I also want to thank the Innocent Bystanders who, in frightening times, stood up for the people around them, people they did not know, but people they knew their lives are worthwhile and part of their community and they want to talk after them. There are really more difficult days ahead. Tonight, we hold in our hearts families and friends and those have lost loved ones. We stand with those who are waiting to hear from those who had been injured and we really standby for the medical staff who are fighting to save their lives. But we also thank the ordinary people who will deal with this. What we have seen today and this afternoon is the number of innocent people going about their business who have witnessed shocking events. This is going to be difficult, its going to be hard, the days to come, this is reallyjust be hard, the days to come, this is really just the be hard, the days to come, this is reallyjust the beginning of the pain and grief for so many people. Tonight i want to say on behalf of the New South Wales government, that we will stand with you, that we will provide the support you need in these coming days and weeks and we just yet again holding our hearts those who have lost friends and family and we also give all our thoughts and prayers to those who are still injured and we hope they recover really soon. I also want to thank the Police Minister who is with me tonight and has been receiving the briefings from the New South Wales police force, but also the fact that she is their standing with them and will provide the support we need more they need in coming days and weeks as we get to the bottom of this terrible crime. I happy to take questions. Are the bottom of this terrible crime. I happy to take questions. Happy to take questions. Are you seekin happy to take questions. Are you seeking any happy to take questions. Are you seeking any support happy to take questions. Are you seeking any support from happy to take questions. Are you seeking any support from the seeking any support from the commonwealth . Seeking any support from the commonwealth . [ seeking any support from the commonwealth . Seeking any support from the commonwealth . ,. , commonwealth . I have spoken tonight to the Prime Minister commonwealth . I have spoken tonight to the Prime Minister and commonwealth . I have spoken tonight to the Prime Minister and Leader Commonwealth . I have spoken tonight to the Prime Minister and leader of to the Prime Minister and leader of the New South Wales opposition and to the local members who represent this area. At this point, we do not believe we will need Additional Support all offers are welcome and we will see what unfolds in the coming days. The main point we make is that this is a horrific and distressing events for the people of New South Wales and we will be whatever is necessary to support the community and to make sure that everything can be done will be done. What is the limit has the premier said to what is the limit has the premier said to you what is the limit has the premier said to you directly . What is the limit has the premier said to you directly . The what is the limit has the premier said to you directly . Said to you directly . The premier literally got said to you directly . The premier literally got off said to you directly . The premier literally got off a said to you directly . The premier literally got off a plane said to you directly . The premier literally got off a plane earlier i literally got off a plane earlier this evening and he has not left the airport. He is on a plane as we speak and will be back in the morning. He has been at the briefings, as has the deputy premier, and were all focused on this one thing, making sure that we support the new south community through these horrific events and everything the government can do to do that, we would do. We are looking at all of those things, there are very comprehensive plans in place for First Responders very comprehensive plans in place forFirst Responders in very comprehensive plans in place for First Responders in terms of support, but also for the community. We will be providing as much information as we can as soon can, but understand that particularly for First Responders, there are important protocols in place that had been activated. Important protocols in place that had been activated. Other attacks like this had been activated. Other attacks like this. Do had been activated. Other attacks like this. Do you had been activated. Other attacks like this. Do you perceive had been activated. Other attacks like this. Do you perceive this. 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I really want to say a huge thank you, and we really want to say a huge thank you, and we cannot be more grateful for the officer and we cannot be more grateful for the officer who was first on the scene the officer who was first on the scene and the officer who was first on the scene and her courage and the work she did scene and her courage and the work she did was scene and her courage and the work she did was extraordinary. She has, i she did was extraordinary. She has, i have she did was extraordinary. She has, i have spoken to her this evening, she has i have spoken to her this evening, she has said i have spoken to her this evening, she has said the Community Around her, she has said the Community Around her. The she has said the Community Around her, the bystanders around her also did a her, the bystanders around her also did a remarkable job. Her, the bystanders around her also did a remarkablejob. But her, the bystanders around her also did a remarkable job. But this is new did a remarkable job. But this is New South Wales police doing what they do New South Wales police doing what they do on a day to day basis, they are out they do on a day to day basis, they are out there they do on a day to day basis, they are out there making sure the community is kept safe and this is Ust Community is kept safe and this is just the community is kept safe and this is just the beginning. This investigation will continue for quite investigation will continue for quite some time, as the minister has said quite some time, as the minister has said we quite some time, as the minister has said. We have seen six deaths here today said. We have seen six deaths here today in said. We have seen six deaths here today in our said. We have seen six deaths here today in our city. It is incredible distressing, for Police Officers as welt distressing, for Police Officers as welt they distressing, for Police Officers as well. They are part of this community, we must never forget that community, we must never forget that it community, we must never forget that it is community, we must never forget that. It is distressing for everybody. They will have all support everybody. They will have all support the government can offer to them support the government can offer to them we support the government can offer to them. We had a briefing bentonite, they are them. We had a briefing bentonite, they are so them. We had a briefing bentonite, they are so incredibly good at what they are so incredibly good at what they do they are so incredibly good at what they do so they are so incredibly good at what they do. So professional, and they will continue to do that and we will work will continue to do that and we will work closely with them as the days progress work closely with them as the days rouress. ~ work closely with them as the days rouress. ~ , progress. Thank you. Studio progress. Thank you. Studio as progress. Thank you. Studio as that progress. Thank you. I studio as that briefing progress. Thank you. Studio as that Briefing Draws progress. Thank you. Studio as that Briefing Draws to a close, It Hasjust Studio as that Briefing Draws to a close, it has just gone 10pm also studio as that Briefing Draws to a close, it hasjust gone 10pm also in sydney. Ijust want close, it hasjust gone 10pm also in sydney. I just want to reemphasise one of the points they were making there, work of the medical staff. They are Working Around The Clock to save the lives of eight people, six people have been killed in this incident. It was the first ever School Holidays, so many families there shopping in that Shopping Centre. A couple of points there. The role of bystanders was praised. We know the officer who shot dead a man with a knife, she also praised the role of bystanders and the members of the public that reverse. Lets take a look at video we have from inside, on the right hand side in the white we think is an ordinary bystander with a pole up there blocking man on the left in black, who we understand is the attacker. Just one little glimpse of that bravery of ordinary people that were inside Westfield Shopping Centre there. Lets speak to our australia correspondent, katy watson, whos at the scene. Talk us through exactly where you arent what has happened. Where you are and what has happened. I am you are and what has happened. I am outside the you are and what has happened. I n outside the Shopping Centre, about ten minutes from the beach, one of sydneys main tourist attractions, very affluent area. It was a busy time, saturday afternoon, the start of the School Holidays, the Shopping Centre is cordoned off and will remain closed on sunday as well. It is nowjust remain closed on sunday as well. It is now just a remain closed on sunday as well. It is nowjust a crime scene, so there are plenty of paramedics and other vehicles, they have all now left because, as you said, there are now eight people in hospital overnight, there is a little baby undergoing surgery, but the situation came under control very quickly. It is nowjust under control very quickly. It is now just an under control very quickly. It is nowjust an ongoing pricing and investigation. Nowjust an ongoing pricing and investigation. Bank you. Thank ou. With me is our News Reporter courtney bembridge. Talk is through the stories we have been hearing from those who are actually there. We been hearing from those who are actually there. Actually there. We have heard heartbreaking actually there. We have heard heartbreaking stories actually there. We have heard heartbreaking stories of actually there. We have heardj heartbreaking stories of those actually there. We have heard heartbreaking stories of those who tried to help, other videos of parents during a very busy time, three 30 in the afternoon, lots of children around, many parents just grab their children and ran. Many people describe the panic inside. This is a very large Shopping Centre, multilayered and finding an exit is very difficult, so people are rushing to try to get out of there, people yelling and screaming and trying to find exits. We know thousands of people were on the streets, Hundreds Of Actuated and were gathering on the streets. We heard from a few of them and we can take a listen to that. I saw a woman lying on the floor in chanel. Itsjust, like, the worst thing ever. Like, who does that to people . its all a blur. We were coming in and we got toldl by