New footage shows Bondi Beach shooters' firearms training before attack

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Documents released by Australian police allege that the Bondi Beach shooters conducted firearms training months before they opened fire during the Hanukkah celebration earlier this month. 

It was Australia's deadliest mass shooting in decades. 

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and the New South Wales government announced new legislative measures to combat hate speech and regulate firearms. 

The Australian and Aboriginal flags were lying at half-staff on the iconic Sydney Harbour Bridge and various buildings as a mark of mourning and respect. 

Police found new details leading up to the December 14 anti-Semitic shooting at Bondi Beach that claimed 15 lives.  

The suspected shooter, 24-year-old Naveed Akram, is believed to have conducted firearms training in New South Wales along with his father, Sajid Akram, who was shot dead by the police. 

The men confirmed their justification for the planned attack in an Islamic State-inspired video manifesto that was shown in court on Monday. 

The father-and-son duo were firing gunshots in a rural area and moving in a way that suggests an element of tactical training. 

The footage was allegedly filmed in October. 

They also made statements condemning "the acts of Zionists" while reciting their political and religious views. 

Naveed Akram, who was transferred from a hospital to a prison, has been charged with 59 offenses, including 15 counts of murder. 

Police alleged they threw three aluminium pipe bombs and a tennis bomb at the crowd moments before they started shooting, though none of the devices detonated. 

In the wake of the incident, the government of New South Wales introduced new restrictions which would deliver the toughest firearm reforms in the country. 

State premier Chris Minns said, "The legislation bans the public displays of terrorist symbols, outlaws violence, incitements of violence in New South Wales and gives police stronger powers during public assemblies. It does restrict access to high-risk weapons, strengthening license, storage and oversight regimes in the state."

The draft laws are set to restrict firearms licenses to Australian citizens only. 

Meanwhile, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said in Canberra that his cabinet had agreed to move forward with a tranche of measures to combat potential terrorist threats.

He said: "A summary of the legislative measures that will be considered are creating an aggravated offence for hate preaching, advocating violence against protected groups, increasing penalties for existing offences for hate speech."