Australian teenager shot in concert hall attack improving in hospital ON THE MEND Emma Parkinson has had surgery.
By Alison Worrall The young Australian woman shot in the Paris attacks is in "good spirits" in hospital and expected to make a full recovery. 
Emma Parkinson, 19, from Hobart, was shot in the back in the Bataclan concert hall, the site of a siege where at least 78 people were killed by gunmen. She is the only Australian confirmed hurt in the attacks, which killed 129 people and injured 352 others. She is in a stable condition in hospital and is said to be looking forward to seeing her mother, who is travelling to Paris from Hobart.
Emma, who had moved to Paris from Germany 10 days earlier, was at the music venue to watch the Eagles of Death Metal in concert, when gunmen stormed inside and opened fire. She was shot in the lower back, but managed to escape from the hall and hide in a corridor next to the building. Her aunt, Sam Gunner, said on Sunday that Emma had undergone surgery overnight at a local hospital for multiple gunshot wounds to her hip.
Emma, who had been living in Europe for the past year, had moved to Paris to take up a job as a tutor, Ms Gunner said. She had studied in France for a year on a scholarship during year 11 and was fluent in French. "She's obviously always had a pull back to France - it's somewhere she always loved," she said. She would not speculate on whether Emma would continue to live in France after she had recovered from her injuries.
Emma's mother spoke to her daughter on the phone after the shooting. "As can be expected, Emma was scared and she was very overwhelmed and she was in desperate need of a hug from her mum," Ms Gunner said. Emma had sent her family text messages to let them know she was safe when news broke of the attacks on Saturday morning.
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said he had been in contact with Emma. "I have to say she is a brave girl and, in all the circumstances, in good spirits," he said in Turkey on Sunday. "I think [Australian ambassador to France] Stephen Brady's company and my call discussion with her cheered her up a bit but nothing will equal how good she will feel when her mum arrives in a day or so."
Speaking from Paris, Ms Parkinson's friend Kate Rees said she had visited Emma in hospital on Saturday and that she was recovering well.
Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has said 2500 Australians were registered as being in Paris at the time of attacks. The Australian government was working with French authorities to identify any other Australians who might be affected. -- with Jane Lee