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The report will be led by former intelligence chief Dennis Richardson, and will examine multiple aspects of how Australia’s security agencies are equipped to respond to acts of terror.
“The ISIS-inspired atrocity last Sunday reinforces the rapidly changing security environment in our nation. Our security agencies must be in the best position to respond,” the prime minister said in a statement this morning.
The PM’s own department, as well as cabinet, will undertake a wide-ranging examination of several agencies, including the Australian Federal Police (AFP) and Australia’s Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO).
“[The report] will examine whether federal law enforcement and intelligence agencies have the right powers, structures, processes and sharing arrangements in place to keep Australians safe in the wake of the horrific antisemitic Bondi Beach terrorist attack,” Albanese said.
Women lay single flowers at memorial, a week on from attack
The report will be provided to the government in April next year, and will also be made available to the public.
Albanese has stopped short of ordering a Royal Commission into how intelligence services and federal agencies acted before the shooting, which left 15 people dead.
“There’s no reason why we shouldn’t have a federal Royal Commission,” he said on Today.
“There has been a litany of failures here for two and a half years. The warning signs were there from the 8th of October, 2023.
“We should look ourselves in the eye. We should look at the failings of decisions made at a political level, at intelligence levels.”
Australians are also being encouraged to light a candle in solidarity with the victims and the Jewish community.
