The 44-year-old, unarmed and acting alone, confronted an armed gunman in the attack that claimed 16 lives, including a child, and left 29 others injured.
Authorities have urged caution around unconfirmed reports as they continue to identify victims and notify families, with consular officials expected to be involved where foreign nationals are affected.
Over nearly three decades in the foreign service, Singh has held a series of key postings in New Delhi and overseas that have given him experience across multilateral diplomacy
Senator Hanson said the focus on firearms reform amounted to “yet another failure of leadership”, arguing the real issue was radical Islam and intelligence failures.
Police earlier said Shubham was in waist-deep water with his friends when he took a few steps forward, fell into a deeper section and did not resurface.
The assessment followed the July 2019 arrest of IS supporter Isaak El-Matari, who was jailed for plotting attacks in Australia and for attempting to establish himself as the group’s “Australian commander”.
The 18-month investigation, known as Project Bay, uncovered an alleged cross-border trafficking operation that used commercial trucking routes to move massive quantities of cocaine, methamphetamine and opium between the United States and Canada.
