Overview
- A leaked CSG NSW memo dated November 26 warned the Bondi Hanukkah event carried a high risk of Islamist lone‑actor violence, but police have not confirmed receiving it and the police minister’s office says it was unaware.
- The memo referenced ASIO’s assessment of Sunni violent extremism, while police allege the Bondi attackers displayed ISIS flags and recorded videos consistent with religiously motivated extremism.
- Australia’s Rabbinical Association called for a Federal Royal Commission into antisemitism and for bans or criminal penalties on chants such as “from the river to the sea” and “globalise the intifada.”
- Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has resisted a federal royal commission, announcing a review led by Dennis Richardson of federal agencies with Commonwealth support for the NSW inquiry, as the opposition urges a parliamentary recall.
- Victoria Police identified a 47‑year‑old person of interest in the Christmas Day firebombing of a Melbourne rabbi’s Hanukkah‑decorated car, noting an outstanding unrelated warrant and no charges over the arson.