I am doing fine, recovering very quickly ... there is no need to be worried or concerned,
We’ve gone from shock to disbelief to now grief, and it’s gonna take quite a time for people to be able to process,
People just came along to participate in a riot. That is disgraceful and disgusting,
We believe there are elements that are satisfied in terms of religious-motivated extremism,
I forgive whoever has done this act, I say to him, you’re my son, I love you, and I will always pray for you,
He kept on apologising to his mum and saying sorry and all that sort of thing,
There’s been a major police task force that’s been established to investigate this riotous behaviour … that’s a group of people that turned up to the church to throw objects and assault NSW police officers who were just doing their job,
I want you to always be calm,
Police will go through all of this youth’s life with a fine-tooth comb” to probe “radicalisation or related interactions”,
He would not go home, he was too scared to go home,
I need you to act Christ-like, the lord Jesus never taught us to fight,
Above all, we are Christians and we need to act like that,
These extra boots on the ground will help provide calm and safety at a time when it’s needed most,
We need to always be law-abiding citizens as well. We need to cooperate with the police directives whether it be at a state level or a federal level,
Never return evil with evil but to return evil with good
He tells the truth, based on his belief in his faith and his knowledge,
My daughter is nine months old. So at the weekend, I'm thinking I'm not going to the shops any more,
Nerves are so frayed, when the Bondi attack occurred, we were living in fear that a Muslim was the perpetrator,
What people saw [on Monday] brought them so many triggers and trauma especially for refugees, migrants and new arrivals,
I am acutely aware of the potential for heightened tensions within our diverse and multi-faith community,