Bondi bollard man Damien Guerot ‘welcome to stay’: Anthony Albanese

Anthony Albaneses says the French national who fought off the Bondi Junction attacker can stay ‘as long as you like’ following revelations his visa is due to expire.

Damien Guerot confronted Joel Cauchi with bollard. Picture: 7NEWS

Anthony Albanese has declared a French national who fought off Bondi Junction attacker Joel Cauchi with a bollard is “welcome to stay for as long as you like”, following revelations his visa is due to expire.

Footage of French construction worker Damien Guerot brandishing a bollard at Cauchi to prevent him from climbing an escalator and potentially attacking more people, emerged on Saturday following the rampage.

“This is someone who we would welcome becoming an Australian citizen, although that would of course be a loss for France,” the Prime Minister said.

“We thank him for his extraordinary bravery.

“It says a lot about the nature of humanity at a time when we are facing difficult issues, that someone who is not a citizen of this country, stood bravely at the top of those escalators and stopped this perpetrator from getting onto another floor and potentially inflicting further carnage on citizens.

“I think that on Saturday we saw some of the best of human character at the same time as we saw such devastating tragedy.

“And I thank Damian for his extraordinary efforts.”

Earlier, NSW doctors and nurse swere hailed as “miracle workers”, as survivors of Saturday’s Bondi stabbing began leaving hospital and a nine-month-old girl came back from the brink of death.

Seven people remained in hospital after Joel Cauchi’s killing spree – 12 were admitted immediately after the attack – and none was in a critical condition.

“Our paramedics and hospital staff, they’ve literally performed miracles,” NSW Health Minister Ryan Park said. “People are alive because of them.”

At the time of publication, two patients remained in the ICU in a serious but stable condition, three in the ICU in stable conditions, and two were stable, one of whom was now in a ward.

Queensland man Cauchi was shot dead by NSW Police Inspector Amy Scott, whose actions “saved many lines”, and the Health Minister said he hoped more people would be leaving hospitals “over the coming days”.

On Monday, the condition of the nine-month-old girl had improved – from critical to serious, but stable. The baby’s mother, Ashlee Good, died on Saturday.

“There is no doubt that the country has been holding its breath to see how the little nine-month-old baby was (tracking),” Mr Park said.

Stabbing victim Ash Good with her nine-month daughter.

“That (down from critical) is a big change, a significant improvement. We hope to get her on the ward over the coming days, that would be a great outcome for her family.

“In the darkest of times comes sometimes the brightest of lights, and I think (the baby’s condition) was something the whole country was holding its breath for.”

The Australian understands that of the seven who remain in hospital three are foreign nationals, including one British citizen.

On Monday, the Chinese embassy in Canberra confirmed a second citizen – University of Sydney student Cheng Yixuan was identified as one of the six dead from the attack – had been “seriously injured” and remained in hospital.

“We extend our deep condolences to the victims and our heartfelt sympathies to their families, and wish early recovery to the injured,” an embassy statement read, saying it would do its “utmost” to provide assistance.

Pakistani high commissioner Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri also confirmed a second citizen, security guard Muhammad Taha, was injured in the attack following the identification on Sunday of Faraz Tahir as one of the deceased.

Mr Taha, who remains in Sydney’s Prince Alfred Hospital in a stable condition after being stabbed in the stomach, was working on Westfield’s fourth floor alongside Mr Tahir.

Faraz Tahir, a security guard who lost his life in the Bondi Westfield stabbing attack on Saturday.

Muhammad Taha was injured in Saturday’s Bondi stabbing attacks. Taha was knifed in the stomach by Cauchi on the Westfield’s fourth floor.

Friends and colleagues visited Mr Taha on Monday and said that, from witness accounts, the two guards were the first to engage with the knife-wielding Cauchi.

“They were some of the first on the fourth floor (to confront, engage with Cauchi),” said colleague Shajar Ahmad, recounting conversations with Mr Taha and witnesses. “Even after getting stabbed they informed the control room there was an attacker.”

Mr Taha and Mr Tahir worked for GLAD Security, which subcontracts to Westfield.

Mr Ahmad said both Mr Taha and Mr Tahir showed great bravery – “they were in the line of duty … (doing their job) to save the public” – but the Ahmadiyya community, of which he and Mr Tahir belonged to, remained in mourning.

A source with knowledge of the situation said Mr Taha and Mr Tahir “did a lot of (brave) things” beyond their job remit, and both had tried to take the knife from Cauchi.

“(They) saw that the attacker was deadly and had very bad intentions,” they said, adding “it helped delay the attacker”.

The exact details of the incident continue to be investigated by police.

Mr Tahir arrived in Australia from Pakistan on a refugee visa, forced to flee his country given he’s from the persecuted Ahmadiyya community. His body was being prepared to be transported overseas to his family.