Overview
- Families of Bondi Beach victims issued an open letter urging a Commonwealth royal commission into antisemitism and alleged policing and intelligence failures.
- The prime minister ruled out a federal royal commission as too slow and potentially a platform for extreme views, backing a quicker, closed national security review.
- Terms released for the Richardson review task it with examining what was known about the alleged attackers, any legal or information gaps, and changes needed across federal agencies.
- New South Wales will run a state royal commission, with the federal government pledging cooperation as it advances proposed reforms on hate speech, firearms controls and a gun buyback, child‑radicalisation offences and expanded visa‑cancellation powers.
- Reports vary on how many families signed the letter, with outlets citing either 11 or 17, as officials confirm 15 people were killed and nine remain in hospital, including three in critical but stable condition.