Sky News host Paul Murray predicts Joe Biden’s presidential hopes may well end up “evaporating”. The US president spoke to Benjamin Netanyahu, reaffirming his “ironclad commitment” to the security of Israel. This comes as Iran has launched more than a hundred drones, dozens of cruise missiles, and ballistic missiles at Israel. It is believed to be a retaliatory attack after Israel destroyed an Iranian consulate in Damascus, Syria, which killed seven members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. “Because of his willingness to stand by what Israel has been doing in response to what Hamas did,” Mr Murray said.

Sky News host Andrew Bolt discusses the “proper response” by public officials and police regarding the Bondi stabbings and how the perpetrator was known to police and had underlying conditions leading to unstable mental health. “What comes first is not just the safety of others but also their own safety, I mean, this man is now dead for instance but also the safety of the family,” Mr Bolt told Sky News host Paul Murray. “You say, oh, the family should have the power. “Sometimes you are talking about people who love their children dearly and do not want to call the police on them for one reason or another. “But if the police have been there a number of times, what is our proper response there?”

Sky News host Paul Murray says the Bondi Junction stabbings will lead to a “race” for the next hot take on the issue. “There is going to be a race for the hot take,” Mr Murray said. “The if only this, if only that. “There is going to be some really stupid things that are going to be said in the next couple of days. “To try to sort of bend this arc in a certain direction.”

Sky News Senior Reporter Caroline Marcus says US President Joe Biden is under “a lot of pressure” from Democrats to withdraw support for Israel. The US president spoke to Benjamin Netanyahu, reaffirming his “ironclad commitment” to the security of Israel. “Biden has also flip flopped on Israel terribly,” Ms Marcus said. “It’s very opportunistic, it works for him. “Especially in some states in the US, where there is a sizable Muslim population that is now thinking about not potentially voting at the US election.”

The stabbings at Bondi Junction were “just awful” and is something that is “inexplicable” to process, Sky News host Paul Murray says. “Everyone for a few hours yesterday, and different times today and again tomorrow, you just become disconnected,” Mr Murray said. “From what you would be normally feeling at any one time and all of us of course see terrible things happening all the way around the world. “It is just human nature that when something looks like a place that you have been to, when the people who have died look like the people that you know and that you love, it all changes things. “I have got plenty to say … you don’t have the beginnings of a response when it is as random as it has been, and when it has been as inexplicable to try to process.”

NSW Opposition Leader Mark Speakman says the stabbing in Bondi which resulted in six deaths has resulted in an outpouring of grief “right across New South Wales”. Emergency services descended on Westfield Bondi Junction on Saturday afternoon after terrified shoppers raised the alarm of a man attacking them. “I think it’s just unimaginable for all of us that you could be going about an ordinary Saturday afternoon, doing what should be a safe and innocent thing – shopping in your local shopping complex and this horror unfolds,” he told Sky News Australia. “I think the vulnerability of all of us that could happen in such an innocent, safe location I think has shocked the state. “But I think we will come through this.”

Sky News contributor Evelyn Rae says NSW Police Inspector Amy Scott “performed remarkably” in the shooting of Bondi attacker Joel Cauchi. Six people including a mother of a nine-month-old baby were killed after a 40-year-old man went on a stabbing rampage in Westfield shopping centre. Ms Scott ended the Bondi massacre and saved multiple lives after racing through the mall to confront the knifeman. “She did all of us proud, she really did,” Ms Rae said. “Her emotional intelligence and just the intelligence of how she carried out her duties was amazing.”

Sky News host Ross Greenwood says New South Wales police are investigating if the Bondi Junction murders were a “targeted attack on women”. “The police have also been very careful not to ascribe a motive here,” Mr Greenwood said. “But have ruled out this being ideologically motivated. “They are investigating if Cauchi did target women. “It is concerning if this was a targeted attack on women.”

NextDC CEO Craig Scroggie says the Australian government must support companies like NextDC while building critical infrastructure so they can build the foundation needed for the knowledge economy. Mr Scroggie joined Sky News Business Editor Ross Greenwood to discuss how NextDC will raise $1.3 billion to meet its data centre demand. “The role that we play is essentially building the digital infrastructure platform that allows all of those – whether it’s cyber security, public or private cloud computing, or artificial intelligence and machine-learning platforms to run and grow, importantly domestically in Australia and around the region. “It is critically important that government investments go in those areas that allow the free market to operate. “That allow organisations to make enterprise investment decisions that will drive the growth of our future economy in Australia.”

NextDC CEO Craig Scroggie says it is “critically important” Australia thinks about what its future in data will be. Mr Scroggie joined Sky News Business Editor Ross Greenwood to discuss how NextDC will raise $1.3 billion to meet its data centre demand. “We’ve never needed government handouts, over the course of the last decade we’ve built one of the largest infrastructure platforms in this country. “The services economy in Australia, the production of jobs, science, technology, engineering, mathematics. “The fourth industrial revolution is about the manufacturing of intelligence.”

ASIC Chair Joe Longo says many people believe cryptocurrency is “not regulated” despite ASIC planning on pushing for law reform. Mr Longo joined Sky News Australia to discuss how the reform will affect bitcoin miners. “The key thing here is the people think that crypto is not regulated. “It is regulated, it may not be completely regulated which is why we’ve got law reform coming. “So part of ASIC’s strategy is to test the regulatory perimeter.”

ASIC Chair Joe Longo says he is “very concerned” about the next major event of cryptocurrency fraud. Mr Longo joined Sky News Australia to discuss issues relating to crypto. “There’s high risk speculative activity, it’s an activity that’s often associated with money laundering and with assisting crime. “For many investors and consumers it’s not entirely clear what they’re investing in. “I remain concerned about this activity and we will continue to monitor what’s going on this market.”

Zach, the husband of one of the victims of the attack, joined Sky News Australia to recount the events at Bondi's Westfield shopping centre. Emergency services descended on Westfield Bondi Junction on Saturday afternoon after terrified shoppers raised the alarm of a man attacking them. “I spoke to her this morning, she’s in good spirits,” Zach said. “She’s very lucky to be alive and even just walking. “It missed her spine by just a few millimetres and that’s what I was just told.”

Queensland Police Assistant Commissioner Roger Lowe has provided an update on the identity of the Bondi Junction mass stabbing offender. The knifeman was shot dead by a female police officer who was nearby the Westfield when the attack unfolded and rushed to the scene to help. Police identified Joel Cauchi as the 40-year-old knifeman who was shot dead by the officer. The police also confirmed the offender suffered from mental health issues. “He is a person whom has been identified as being known to the Queensland Police Service,” Assistant Commissioner Lowe said during a media conference. “In that regard, whilst the investigations are in their infancy and we are still conducting thorough investigations to assist New South Wales, I can say the man has never been arrested by police in Queensland, nor has he been charged with any criminal offence. “He has been in contact with police, primarily in the last four to five years would be the most contact we had with him.”

Liberal Senator Dave Sharma says it was “heartening” to see people “look out for each other” at Bondi Junction during the knife attack on Saturday. Six people are confirmed dead and a further 12 people are hospitalised after the deadly knife attack. The knifeman was shot dead by a female police officer who was nearby the Westfield when the attack unfolded and rushed to the scene to help. Mr Sharma said people will likely hear many more stories of bravery. “Civilians who are unarmed and obviously untrained doing their best to deal with this offender, to deflect him away, to repel his assaults,” he told Sky News Australia. “And of course the lone police officer, what a tremendous act of bravery.”

NSW Member for Vaucluse Kellie Sloane reveals her son was in the Westfield shopping centre when Saturday’s mass stabbing took place. Six people including a mother of a nine-month-old baby were killed after a 40-year-old man went on a stabbing rampage in the popular Sydney shopping spot. “I was up most of the night, I was so concerned about that baby,” Ms Sloane told Sky News Australia. “The way I found out about it my son called me, he was at the shopping centre, he wanted to let me know that he was ok. “He’d left, he hadn’t seen anything, but his friends had.”

Bondi Junction stabbing eyewitness Huma Hussainy tells Sky News Australia of the moment she saw the attacker with a knife. Ms Hussainy said she was at a shop counter paying when she heard screaming and knew something was wrong. “As soon as I looked outside, I straight away saw the guy who was wearing this jersey outfit… holding a very large knife,” she told Sky News. “I was just scared and traumatised at that time. “While I was looking at him, I was looking at the floor and I saw like two bodies on the floor right in front of me.”

Sky News host Rowan Dean says the Iranian drone attack against Israel is the direct result of “weak Western leadership”. “The type of weak leadership personified by Joe Biden, by Kamala Harris, and in my opinion, here in Australia by Anthony Albanese and Penny Wong who have disgraced themselves in the last few weeks with their attitudes and comments on Israel and Gaza,” Mr Dean said. “In my opinion, you are either unequivocally on the side of Israel and will defend her to the hills or you are not.” Iran launched more than a hundred drones, dozens of cruise missiles, and ballistic missiles at Israel. It is believed to be a retaliatory attack after Israel destroyed an Iranian consulate in Damascus, Syria, which killed seven members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

Waverley Council Mayor Paula Masselos has reassured Bondi locals that the area is safe, following Saturday’s tragic mass stabbing that claimed the lives of six people. A mother of a nine-month-old baby was among those killed after a 40-year-old man went on a stabbing rampage in Westfield shopping centre in Bondi Junction, Sydney. “The community is safe, and we have reassurances from the police that he was on his own,” Ms Masselos told Sky News. “People importantly know they can come to Bondi Junction and be safe. “It’s s not something that is re-occurring.”

Sky News host Rita Panahi has delivered an emotional tribute to the victims of the Bondi Junction stabbing attack on Saturday, including a mother who tried to protect her baby. The tributes come after one of the dead was identified as local mum Ash Good, 38, who was attacked while pushing her baby in a pram, who was also stabbed. “From what we understand, her very last act was to save her baby,” Ms Panahi said. “So despite being horrifically injured and eventually succumbing to those injuries she handed her baby over to two brothers who stepped in and used garments from the shops to compress the child’s wounds and hopefully that has helped the baby survive. “The baby we understand has undergone surgery, still in a very serious condition.” The knifeman was shot dead by a female police officer who was nearby the Westfield when the attack unfolded and rushed to the scene to help.