Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was booed by an angry crowd gathered at Bondi Beach on Sunday to honour the victims of a gun attack a week earlier targeting a seaside Jewish Hanukkah festival.

The nation marked a day of reflection to honour the 15 people killed and dozens wounded.

A minute of silence was held at 6:47pm, the time the attack began, with tens of thousands attending the memorial under heavy police presence.

Albanese was booed on arrival and later during the memorial.

He sat in the front row wearing a kippah. The government has denounced antisemitism, passed legislation to criminalise hate speech, and expelled the Iranian ambassador earlier this year.

David Ossip, president of the New South Wales Jewish Board of Deputies, said, “We have lost our innocence….last week took our innocence.”

Also present was the father of Ahmed al Ahmed, hailed as the ‘Bondi Hero’ for wrestling a gun from one of the attackers.

14-year-old survivor Chaya Dadon said, “We are getting stronger as a nation. We are growing. Sometimes growing hurts….life is going to move on, and why not make the best of it.”

NSW Premier Chris Minns praised attendees, saying, “You have reclaimed Bondi Beach for us.”

Albanese announced a review of law enforcement and intelligence agencies, to be led by a former spy chief, to probe powers, structures, and processes for national safety.

The attack exposed gaps in gun-license assessments and agency information-sharing. Albanese announced a nationwide gun buyback.

Authorities are investigating the shooting as a terrorist act targeting Jews, believing the gunmen were inspired by the Islamic State.

Albanese condemned anti-immigration rallies in Sydney and Melbourne.

Alleged gunman Sajid Akram, 50, was shot dead by police; his 24-year-old son Naveed Akram, shot by police and who emerged from a coma, faces 59 charges, including murder and terrorism and remains in hospital custody.