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Government defends blocking release of counter-terror documents
By Tom Lowrey

The federal government has made a public interest immunity claim over the documents before the Royal Commission into Antisemitism and Social Cohesion, essentially arguing it is not in the public interest for the documents to be released.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-29/government-defends-hiding-documents-bondi-royal-commission/106736718

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Government defends blocking release of counter-terror documents

The federal government has made a public interest immunity claim over the documents before the Royal Commission into Antisemitism and Social Cohesion, essentially arguing it is not in the public interest for the documents to be released.

ABC Feeds 2d ago

Bondi shooting victim labelled 'subhuman' in online abuse of inquiry witnesses
By Phoebe Pin

Victims of antisemitism have been targeted with death threats and depicted as animals in AI-generated images after giving evidence to the royal commission examining the Bondi terror attack.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-27/antisemitism-royal-commission-witnesses-abused-online/106728400

#RoyalCommissions #OnlineAbuse #PhoebePin

Speakers at antisemitism inquiry threatened, depicted as animals online

Victims of antisemitism have been targeted with death threats and depicted as animals in AI-generated images after giving evidence to the royal commission examining the Bondi terror attack.

ABC Feeds 2d ago

Police 'reservations' about expanding powers of Jewish security groups
By Phoebe Pin

NSW Police Deputy Commissioner David Hudson has given evidence at the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-27/nsw-royal-commission-bondi-shooting-evidence-continues/106726256

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Police 'reservations' about expanding powers of Jewish security groups

Deputy Commissioner David Hudson has given evidence at the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion.

ABC Feeds 3d ago

Bondi gunman remained on counter-terror radar in 2022
By Tom Lowrey and Sean Rubinsztein-Dunlop

Naveed Akram and his father travelled to Uzbekistan around 2022 and a former terror hotspot in the Philippines shortly before committing the Bondi massacre.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-26/naveed-akram-on-asio-and-police-radar-2022/106723978

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Bondi gunman remained on counter-terror radar in 2022

Naveed Akram and his father travelled to Uzbekistan around 2022 and a former terror hotspot in the Philippines shortly before committing the Bondi massacre.

ABC Feeds 3d ago

Scathing warning to people harassing royal commission witnesses
By Phoebe Pin

The royal commissioner examining antisemitism in Australia has issued a warning to people who have intimidated and harassed witnesses who have given evidence to the inquiry.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-26/bondi-antisemitism-social-cohesion-royal-commission-opening/106721922

#RoyalCommissions #Terrorism #PhoebePin

Scathing warning to people harassing royal commission witnesses

The royal commissioner examining antisemitism in Australia has issued a warning to people who have intimidated and harassed witnesses who have given evidence to the inquiry.

ABC Feeds 4d ago

ASIO review of past terror cases didn't extend to prior flag on Bondi attackers
By Sean Rubinsztein-Dunlop and Tom Lowrey

The head of Australia's domestic intelligence agency reveals it reviewed past terrorism investigations in 2024 which did not extend to a re-examination of the soon to be Bondi gunmen because of a resourcing decision.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-25/asio-terror-cases-review-did-not-include-flagged-bondi-attackers/106719606

#RoyalCommissions #SecurityIntelligence #Terrorism #SeanRubinszteinDunlop #TomLowrey

ASIO review of past terror cases didn't extend to prior flag on Bondi attackers

The head of Australia's domestic intelligence agency reveals it reviewed past terrorism investigations in 2024 which did not extend to a re-examination of the soon to be Bondi gunmen because of a resourcing decision.

ABC Feeds 4d ago

Live: ASIO boss says foreign interference under 'every rock' prior to Bondi attack
By Anton Rose

ASIO director-general Mike Burgess defends the organisation's change in priorities prior to the Bondi attack while speaking at today's Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-25/bondi-antisemitism-royal-commission-asio-burgess-live-blog/106717402

#RoyalCommissions #Terrorism #AntonRose

Live: Spy chief to front Bondi attack royal commission

ASIO director-general Mike Burgess will be the first witness at today's hearing, which will examine the circumstances surrounding the Bondi terror attack.

ABC Feeds 4d ago

11 people shot within seconds of Bondi attack beginning, royal commission told
By Phoebe Pin

The Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion has entered a critical phase, assessing the circumstances surrounding the Bondi terror attack.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-25/bondi-antisemitism-social-cohesion-royal-commission-asio-opening/106717420

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11 people shot within seconds of Bondi attack beginning, royal commission told

The Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion has entered a critical phase, assessing the circumstances surrounding the Bondi terror attack.

ABC Feeds 4d ago

Top spy boss first witness as antisemitism royal commission resumes
By Phoebe Pin

The head of Australia's spy agency will be the first witness when the royal commission on antisemitism resumes this week.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-25/bondi-royal-commission-starts-second-block-on-terror-attack/106696074

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Top spy boss first witness as antisemitism royal commission resumes

The head of Australia's spy agency will be the first witness when the royal commission on antisemitism resumes this week.

ABC Feeds 6d ago

ASIO warning before Bondi attack did not single out elevated Hanukkah risk
By Sean Rubinsztein-Dunlop

Australia's intelligence agency, ASIO, issued its annual holiday threat assessment less than two weeks before the Hanukkah terrorist attack at Bondi Beach but did not identify heightened risks to the Jewish festival, despite earlier declaring antisemitism as its top priority in terms of threat to life.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-23/asio-advice-hanukkah-risks-bondi-attack/106711012

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ASIO warning before Bondi attack did not single out elevated Hanukkah risk

Australia's intelligence agency, ASIO, issued its annual holiday threat assessment less than two weeks before the Hanukkah terrorist attack at Bondi Beach but did not identify heightened risks to the Jewish festival, despite earlier declaring antisemitism as its top priority in terms of threat to life.