A information defender who was stabbed successful the tummy aft bravely confronting crazed knifeman Joel Cauchi visa lawsuit volition beryllium looked successful by the government.
Muhammad Taha, who is primitively from Pakistan, was patrolling the 4th level of Westfield Bondi Junction connected Saturday day erstwhile Cauchi began stabbing strangers astatine random.
Yesterday, helium asked wherefore helium has not been offered citizenship similar 'Bollard Man'.
Nat Barr asked the aforesaid question connected her Sunrise programme to defence minster Richard Marles.
'Mr Taha wants to cognize wherever his Visa is astatine aft the Prime Minister told the bollard leader that helium tin beryllium successful Australia arsenic agelong arsenic helium likes. Will Mr Taha besides beryllium allowed to stay?'
Mr Marles said his visa exertion volition beryllium worked done by the migration minister.
'I'm not alert of the exertion being made by Mr Taha but nary uncertainty that volition beryllium worked done by the Minister.
'I privation to accidental truly intelligibly the actions of Mr Taha are enormously brave.
'Coming retired of that calamity are these unthinkable stories of bravery for which the federation is truly greatly indebted and the circumstances of Mr Taha I'm definite volition beryllium worked through.'
Mr Taha and his caller colleague, Faraz Tahir, raced implicit to face Cauchi, unaware helium had was wielding a 30cm hunting blade.
Mr Tahir, 30, who was connected his archetypal displacement successful the buying centre, was stabbed to death, becoming Cauchi's lone antheral unfortunate of the six radical tragically killed.
Meanwhile, Mr Taha was knifed successful the tummy but managed to vigor different information unit for assistance - becoming 1 of the archetypal radical to rise the alarm.
Muhammad Taha (pictured above), who is primitively from Pakistan, was patrolling the 4th level of Westfield Bondi Junction connected Saturday day erstwhile Joel Cauchi began stabbing strangers astatine random
Joel Cauchi is pictured during the rampage astatine Westfield Bondi Junction
Mr Taha was knifed successful the tummy but managed to vigor different information unit for assistance - becoming 1 of the archetypal radical to rise the alarm (pictured: helium is inactive recovering successful hospital)
'Another individual, utilizing a bollard, bravely attempted to halt the attacker and was subsequently offered residency by the Australian Prime Minister owed to his courageous actions,' Mr Taha told The Australian from his infirmary bed.
'Similarly, arsenic a nonstop unfortunate of the incident, I judge I merit designation and information for citizenship.
'As well, the guards moving alongside came moving towards the constituent of incidental and risking their lives … (they) should beryllium offered citizenship arsenic well.'
Mr Taha was referring to Frenchman Damien Guerot who went viral aft footage of him facing down Cauchi astatine the apical of an escalator portion holding a bollard went viral.
He was rapidly fixed the moniker 'Bollard Man' and for his bravery Anthony Albanese offered him citizenship connected Tuesday, claiming helium was 'welcome to enactment for arsenic long' arsenic helium likes.
But Mr Taha, whose skilled subclass 487 visa expires adjacent month, has queried wherefore the aforesaid designation has not been extended to himself and different archetypal responders who ran towards danger.
Daily Mail Australia approached the Prime Minister's bureau for comment.
Damien Guerot was offered citizenship by Anthony Albanese for his bravery
Frenchman Damien Guerot who went viral aft footage of him facing down Cauchi astatine the apical of an escalator portion holding a bollard went viral
Cauchi's different victims were each women.
They were caller mum Ashlee Good, 38, bride-to-be Dawn Singleton, 25 - girl of millionaire businessman John Singleton - mother-of-two Jade Young, 47, creator Pikria Darchia, 55, and Chinese nationalist Yixuan Cheng, 27.
The terrifying ordeal came to an extremity erstwhile elder constabulary officer Amy Scott changeable Cauchi dormant aft telling him to driblet the knife.
Mr Guerot's begetter told Daily Mail Australia on Wednesday his 31-year-old lad was truthful afloat of adrenaline that helium went for a two-hour jog after confronting the killer.
Loic Guerot, speaking from astatine his location successful France, said: 'I've had a batch of occupation sleeping, it's incredible. I can't find the words, I'm highly proud.'
The household is from Saint-Jean-sur-Mayenne, successful the Loire Valley, immoderate 320km southwest of Paris.
Mr Guerot near the municipality six years ago, and is present happily settled successful Australia and moving arsenic a carpenter.
Admitting that helium could person mislaid his lad successful the stabbing rampage, Mr Guerot added: 'He feels very, precise bully now. He went for a two-hour jog afterwards.
The six victims who were killed (from apical left): Yixuan Cheng, Ashlee Good, Pikria Darchia, Jade Young, Dawn Singleton and Faraz Tahir
'We talked for 2 hours and past helium went to sleep. And past disconnected to enactment the adjacent morning!'
'He ever maintains the aforesaid values and helium ever thinks of others.
'He's ever been a go-getter, that's however helium is. He ever thinks of others earlier himself!' Mr Guerot added.
A puerility person successful Saint-Jean-sur-Mayenne, who asked not to beryllium named, said: 'Damien is an unthinkable guy, and highly low-key with it.
'He cognize he's celebrated astir the satellite now, but doesn't privation to amusement off. He'll conscionable get connected with his mean life, similar helium ever does.'
President Emmanuel Macron himself has besides praised Mr Guerot and chap Frenchman Silas Despreaux for helping to halt the knifeman.
'Two of our compatriots behaved similar existent heroes,' Mr Macron wrote connected X, formely Twitter.
'Very large pridefulness and recognition.'
Mr Guerot was going to the gym with Mr Despreaux connected Saturday day erstwhile they stumbled crossed the country of carnage.
Terrifying details person emerged astir the time knifeman Joel Cauchi killed six radical successful a murderous stabbing spree astatine Westfield Bondi Junction Shopping Centre
'We tried to drawback him but helium was going down the stairs,' Mr Guerot told 7News.
'Then we saw him going down truthful we followed him from the top. We tried to possibly propulsion the bollard to him but we couldn't.'
Mr Guerot said helium was moving disconnected axenic 'adrenaline'.
'We didn't think. You cannot deliberation successful that moment,' helium said.
'His eyes were similar bare eyes... helium wasn't there,' Mr Guerot said.
The 2 mates launched the bollards astatine Cauchi but helium managed to escape.
Mr Guerot grabbed a seat and made pursuit with NSW Police Inspector Amy Scott who changeable Cauchi dormant aft helium lunged astatine her.
The Frenchman praised the quick-thinking of Inspector Scott.
'She was really the hero, she did the job,' helium said.
Westfield volition reopen connected Thursday for a time of 'quiet' assemblage reflection earlier trading resumes connected Friday.
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