00:01Well, the Governor-General, Sam Mostyn, has described those eight recipients of those
00:06bravery awards as displaying incredible courage and selflessness in the face of unspeakable
00:13circumstances.
00:14This is the second anniversary of the Bondi Junction stabbing attack in which Joel Couchy
00:20killed six people and injured an additional ten on the afternoon of April 13, 2024.
00:26Today, the Governor-General has announced six bravery awards and two commendations for
00:33brave conduct.
00:34Tragically, two of those bravery awards will be going to people who lost their lives during
00:40the Bondi Junction stabbing attack.
00:42Now, we understand that Detective Amy Scott, who was the New South Wales police officer
00:47who shot Joel Couchy within six minutes of that attack starting, will be receiving a
00:52bravery award as well as Ashley Good, the 38-year-old mother who tragically died trying to defend
00:59her nine-month-old baby from Joel Couchy.
01:02We also have Silas Depreau and Damien Gero.
01:06They were two Frenchmen who essentially confronted Joel Couchy with bollards in the moments after
01:13that attack began.
01:14There were also two security guards who responded to what we heard from the inquest was described
01:21as a code black shortly after the alarm had gone out about that ongoing attack.
01:27Those were Faraz Tahir, who tragically lost his life, as well as Mohamed Taha, who has actually
01:34spoken to the ABC and really spoken about that ongoing trauma.
01:40And that's even something that we've heard from the Governor-General Sam Mostyn.
01:45Let's take a quick listen to what Mohamed had to tell the ABC.
01:47This type of incident, if someone has experience, it can't be removed from your mind with a
01:59blink of an eye.
01:59It takes time.
02:01Maybe it's a lifetime thing.
02:04Max, what has the Governor-General said?
02:08Well, these particular awards have been nominated by the Australian Bravery Decorations Council,
02:14which is an independent body.
02:16We've heard from the Governor-General Sam Mostyn.
02:19She says that the eight recipients really display that incredible courage in the face
02:24of unspeakable circumstances and trauma.
02:28At the same time, she has said that each one of them represent the best of what Australia
02:33has to offer.
02:33public loan, the other government is not going to serve as aADEOTURA.
02:33Thank you, God.
02:36Thank you very much, God.
02:38You
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