Murray Olds: Australian correspondent on Bondi Beach heroes receiving standing ovation at Ashes test

Murray Olds: Australian correspondent on Bondi Beach heroes receiving standing ovation at Ashes test

Author: Newstalk ZB January 5, 2026 Duration: 4:22

Ahmed Al Ahmed, who disarmed one of the shooters in the Bondi Beach attack, along with other first responders and community members, were honoured in a special ceremony before the first day of the final Ashes test in Sydney.

"There was this rolling applause, standing ovations. It was tremendous, it really, it gave you goosebumps," Australian correspondent Murray Olds said.

Olds spoke to Andrew Dickens about the response, and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's response to Donald Trump's invasion of Venezuela. 

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