Australian officials said the shooting at a Jewish holiday celebration had been carried out by a father and son. More than three dozen people were hospitalized, including a surviving gunman.

Survivors recounted the horrific incident, in which two gunmen killed 15 people during a Hanukkah celebration, saying that as they looked around, “It was dead people everywhere.”

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has continued to shirk responsibility for the ongoing parliamentary expenses saga, which has seen MPs come under intense scrutiny in recent weeks following revelations of Communications Minister Anika Wells’ use of parliamentary travel entitlements.

The two men who killed 15 people on Sunday were driven by “Islamic State ideology,” Prime Minister Anthony Albanese told Australia’s public broadcaster.

Twenty-five people remain in hospital following Sunday’s attack, in which 16 people, including one of the alleged gunmen, were killed

While a Sydney shopowner is being hailed ‌as ​a hero after disarming one of the ‌gunmen shooting at a Jewish holiday event at Sydney’s Bondi Beach, a couple and ​another man who died after physically confronting the attackers are also being remembered for their heroic efforts to save those around ‍them.

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An accused gunman in Sydney’s Bondi Beach massacre was charged with 59 offenses including 15 charges of murder on Wednesday.