Paris attacks - the Australian angles

PARIS ATTACKS - THE AUSTRALIAN ANGLES

FALSE ALARM

* People at La Place de la Republique are spooked by a loud noise.

* Nine Network host Karl Stefanovic is doing a live cross to Australia when crowds surge around him.

* "This is how quickly things can turn on the streets of Paris right now," he says to camera.

* Australia's ambassador Stephen Brady confirms the "hypervigilance in Paris".

EMMA PARKINSON

* Emma is recovering from surgery after being shot in the hip at the Bataclan theatre.

* The ambassador says the 19-year-old from Hobart is in "good spirits".

* Her mum arrives in Paris on Monday night local time.

BATACLAN SURVIVORS

* John Leader and his son, 12, made it out of the Bataclan theatre carnage.

* They sheltered behind a mixing desk and witnessed the "methodical" shooting of victims.

* "I don't think we're in shock. We're in the denial phase," Mr Leader says.

FLAG ISSUES

* Did Seven Network mistakenly used the Netherlands flag as a backdrop to its morning broadcast on the Paris attacks?

* Reddit posters have taken the broadcaster to task after a screen shot was uploaded to the social media platform.

WARNINGS

* Australian travellers are being asked to reconsider any travel to Paris.

SECURITY ALERT

* Australia's security alert level remains at "High".