Sydney shopping centre reopened for community reflection
The Sydney shopping centre which was the scene of a horrifying stabbing rampage has re-opened its doors but today was not about shopping. It was an opportunity for community members to quietly pay tribute to the six people murdered on Saturday. Among the thousands who walked through the doors were witnesses to the attacks and retail workers.
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00:00 Five days ago these hallways were the scene of absolute horror.
00:06 Today a memorial recognises six lives lost.
00:10 Probably a little bit more emotional being back here than I thought it would be.
00:15 It was very eerie, like you could feel the heartbreak, what had happened.
00:21 Very hard to come to terms with what happened there.
00:23 It's normally bustling this place and yet it's absolutely quiet, you can hear a pin
00:27 drop.
00:28 There are signs of Saturday's attack in every corner.
00:32 While the community of murdered security guard Faraz Tahir visited to remember a hero.
00:38 He actually sacrificed his life for the safety of Australia.
00:42 He proved that we are loyal Australians.
00:45 His injured colleague has been promised a visa to stay.
00:49 Among the first to walk the halls was the Premier.
00:52 He's furious that videos of violent attacks are still online.
00:57 This is the antithesis of what we need to bring the community together and social media
01:02 firms have a social and moral license to take down divisive information and graphic content
01:09 as soon as it becomes available.
01:12 Retailers rent for the week has been waived.
01:15 The community is slowly trying to return to a sense of normality with most of the shopping
01:20 centre reopening for trade from tomorrow.
01:24 With the scars left by what took place behind these doors on Saturday afternoon will never
01:29 be forgotten and for many people shopping here will never be the same.
01:34 For at least the next few days, counselling services will be available on site.
01:38 We're all just available for anybody who wants to talk to us and we're just checking that
01:45 people are okay and if they do need extra support then that's there for them.
01:51 The first step in a long recovery.
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