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What we know about the Christchurch attack

Key information about last Friday's Christchurch mosque terrorist attack, which has left 50 people dead and another 50 injured.

Police at the Christchurch District Court precinct
A mass terror shooting at two Christchurch mosques killed 50 people and injured another 50. (AAP)

KEY INFORMATION ABOUT THE CHRISTCHURCH TERROR ATTACK

* A massacre at two mosques on Friday has left 50 dead and another 50 hurt.

* Authorities expect to be able to release all the bodies to their families by Wednesday.

* Immigration New Zealand will fast-track visa applications for the families of people killed or injured.

* Australian man Brenton Tarrant has so far been charged with one count of murder over the attack.

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* The 28-year-old was not on any security watchlist in Australia or New Zealand.

* Tarrant travelled extensively overseas since 2010 and only spent 45 days in Australia in the past three years.

* He published a manifesto online ahead of the massacre, which he also to emailed to 30 people including NZ Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.

* Ardern has vowed to strengthen the country's gun laws and is meeting with her cabinet on Monday.

* Counter-terrorism police have raided two homes on the NSW mid-north coast, including one that's believed to belong to the sister of the suspected gunman.

* Pressure is on social media companies to stop their platforms being used to spread terrorist material after the gunman live-streamed the attack on Facebook.

* Labor MP Anne Aly has called for a substantial change in the way far-right extremists are targeted by authorities.

* Australia's national security committee of cabinet will receive an urgent briefing from ASIO and police on the risk posed by right-wing extremists.

* Queensland independent senator Fraser Anning has been branded a disgrace for blaming the massacre on Muslim immigration.

* The government and Labor will move a censure motion condemning Anning when parliament returns next month.

* A-list celebrities including Madonna and Ben Stiller have donated thousands to a fundraiser for the victims' families and communities.


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