Overview
- Canterbury Bankstown presented the keys at an Australia Day ceremony on January 26.
- Officials said it is the first time the city has bestowed its highest civic honor.
- Mayor Bilal El-Hayek praised Ahmed as a local hero and called the recognition befitting of his courage.
- Ahmed said he is still in pain with two bullets in his arm after being shot while wrestling a gun from one of two alleged attackers who killed 15 people.
- NSW Premier Chris Minns commended the Syrian-Australian’s actions at a separate Australia Day event.