Lake Cargelligo, a town of around 1,500 people, was on lockdown after the shooting, which came on a national day of mourning for victims of last month’s Bondi Beach mass shooting.

Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Wednesday welcomed Parliament's passing of anti-hate speech and gun laws in response to two shooters killing 15 people at a Jewish festival in Sydney last month.

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A man and boy were critically injured and another boy had his surfboard bitten during three separate shark attacks in Sydney in just over 24 hours, police said on Monday.

Critics said the government had rushed the legislation, along with a bill targeting hate speech, in the wake of the mass shooting in Sydney.