Australia news live: farmers groups push back against 'rushed' Minns gun reforms; Coalition proposes terms of reference for antisemitism royal commission

Good morning and welcome to our live news coverage for Monday 21 December.

Thousands gathered at Bondi beach in Sydney last night to hold a minute's silence for the 15 people killed in last week's terror attack. The first speaker at the event, the president of the NSW Board of Jewish Deputies, David Ossip, told the crowd of as many as 15,000 people that it "cannot be disputed" that a federal royal commission was needed. Prime minister Anthony Albanese on Saturday backed plans by the NSW Premier, Chris Minns, to hold a state-based royal commission to provide a "comprehensive look" into the shooting.

Minns was met with loud cheers at the event, as was the state opposition leader, Kellie Sloane, and federal opposition leader, Sussan Ley, while Albanese - who did not speak at the event - was booed.

The loudest and longest cheer came when Ossip acknowledged the "unbelievable bravery" of Ahmed al-Ahmed, who disarmed one of the gunmen and is still in hospital receiving treatment for multiple gunshot wounds. Ahmed's father lit the first candle of the menorah, which was lit to mark the eighth day of Hanukah.

Meanwhile, the NSW parliament has been reconvened for two days for the introduction of tough new laws on gun ownership and cracking down on "hate speech". The proposed laws include capping at four the number of firearms most recreational shooters can hold, giving the state "extraordinary powers" to ban protests for up to three months following the declaration of a terror incident, and banning the phrase "globalise the intifada".

For Palestinians and their supporters it can mean resistance against oppression, but many Jewish groups and leaders see it as a call to violence against people of their faith.

Two Jewish groups in NSW which are vocal supporters of the Palestinian movement have spoken out against the proposed crackdown on protests, saying long-running pro-Palestine rallies had "nothing to do with the attacks".

We'll bring you more details on that proposed legislation as the day unfolds.