Australian PM announces security upgrades at places of worship

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has
announced 55 million Australian dollars (39 million US dollars) in funding in
community safety grants following the attacks in Christchurch, New Zealand, The
Sunday Morning Herald reported.
Addressing the Australia-Israel Chamber of Commerce
on Monday, Morrison said that it is for priority to be given to religious
schools, places of religious worship and religious assembly.
The grants from 50,000 AUD (35,450 US dollars) to
1.5 million AUD (1.06 million US dollars) to various religious groups will
provide for safety enhancements such as surveillance cameras, lighting,
fencing, bollards, alarms, security systems and public address systems.
"Now this announcement, along with everything
else we have announced over recent years is 'the how' of keeping people safe -
and we'll keep investing and working on 'the how', because the greatest
responsibility of any government is to keep Australians safe."
Friday's terror attacks have so far left 50 people
killed and 50 others injured. The suspected gunman, 28-year-old Australian
Brenton Tarrant, was charged with murder.
Morrison on Friday described the attack as the act
of a "right-wing extremist."