Overview
- The royal commission, which released an interim report Thursday, issued 14 recommendations and kept five classified, concluding existing laws did not block prevention or response to the Bondi shooting.
- Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the government has adopted all steps that fall to the Commonwealth and pressed states and territories to back a national gun law update and a buyback scheme.
- The report calls for stronger police protection at high‑risk Jewish events, noting the Community Security Group warned NSW Police six days before the Hanukkah festival that an attack was likely yet officers were assigned only to mobile check‑ins.
- It calls for a review of joint counter‑terrorism teams that link ASIO, the federal police and state police and for the national counter‑terrorism coordinator to be full‑time to fix leadership, integration and information sharing.
- Public hearings begin in early May to test intelligence and policing decisions, with further sessions to follow and a final report due on December 14, 2026.