CANBERRA, ACT, Dec. 17 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release:

SARAH MORICE, HOST:Prime Minister, welcome to NewsRadio.

ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER:Good morning, Sarah.

MORICE: The first of the funerals, Prime Minister, gets underway today. Will you be going to any of them?

PRIME MINISTER:Well this will be terribly sad, and family members and the community will be farewelling their loved ones - today it begins. I've been meeting with the Jewish community, including those who have lost loved ones in this antisemitic terror attack. I've been to homes, last night we hosted at Admiralty House, the Governor-General hosted leaders of the Jewish community, including members who had lost loved ones. And it is...