Sydney is recovering after a siege that saw armed police burst into a cafe and rescue most of the hostages that were being held there.
A carpet of flowers appeared within hours of the siege ending, with a number of mourners visiting the spot to pay their respects.
Barrister Katrina Dawson, 38, and cafe manager Tori Johnson, 34, died along with hostage-taker Man Haron Monis during a 16-hour siege at the Lindt cafe in Sydney's financial district.
The area near the cafe remained cordoned off on Tuesday morning, but many shocked commuters stopped nearby in silence to honour those who died.
Angelica Haifa, who was one of those who brought flowers, told AFP: "I'm just here today to pay my respects to the people that lost their lives yesterday. It's so sad.
"They were just going to work like everyone else, just going to get a cup of coffee. That could have been absolutely anyone."
Flags were lowered to half-mast on the Sydney Harbour Bridge and all Commonwealth and New South Wales government buildings.
Representatives from the Muslim community, which had condemned the hostage-taking and the use of a black flag with the Shahada declaration of faith on it, also visited the site to lay flowers.
A number of condolence books were also opened as a service of remembrance got under way in Sydney's St Mary's Cathedral.
The scene of the siege, Martin Place, is Sydney's financial centre and houses several prominent buildings, including the New South Wales parliament, the US consulate, the country's central bank and the Commonwealth Bank of Australia.
The premier of New South Wales expressed disbelief that the attack could happen in Australia - a place he dubbed "a peaceful, harmonious society which is the envy of the world."
Premier Mike Baird said: "In the past 24 hours, this city has been shaken by a tragedy that none of us could have ever imagined.
"The values we held dear yesterday we hold dear today. They are the values of freedom, democracy, and harmony. These defined us yesterday, they will define us today, they will define us tomorrow."
In a show of solidarity, many Australians used Twitter to offer to accompany people dressed in Muslim dress who were afraid of a backlash
The hashtag #IllRideWithYou (I'll Ride With You) was used more than 90,000 times by late on Monday evening.
Officers ended the siege after hearing gunfire inside the Lindt cafe where gunman Man Haron Monis had held the group since Monday morning.
Around a dozen hostages were able to flee from the cafe, running towards the waiting emergency services a short distance away.
Five of the hostages were taken to hospital, three with gunshot wounds, along with a police officer who was grazed in the cheek.
None of those injured were in a life threatening condition.
But two of those who had been held were killed, along with the 50-year-old hostage taker, prompting a flood of emotions from local residents as they returned to Sydney's Central Business district when it began to reopen for work.
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