Security agencies’ conduct in lead-up to Bondi massacre focus of next antisemitism commission hearings

Second block to focus on information known on gunmen before terror attack and action taken, royal commission says

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The royal commission on antisemitism and social cohesion will hold a second block of public hearings – this time to examine the lead-up to December’s Bondi massacre and focus on information known before the attack about the two gunmen, and what action taken by security agencies with it.

On the evening of Sunday 14 December 2025, two antisemitic gunmen, allegedly inspired by Islamic State, opened fire on a Jewish celebration of Hanukah at a park behind Bondi beach.