Nice attack a tragedy on innocent: Shorten

Bill Shorten has described the attack in the French city of Nice as another tragedy inflicted on innocent people.

The Labor leader said the scenes in the French Riviera city on Bastille Day were "awful" and Australia stands with its friends in France.

His deputy and the party's foreign affairs spokeswoman, Tanya Plibersek, said their thoughts are with the loved ones of those who have died or are injured.