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Eleven people were shot within 29 seconds of the terror attack starting at Bondi Beach on December 14. (ABC News: Che Chorley)
The Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion has entered its second hearing block, assessing the timeline and circumstances of the Bondi terror attack.
ASIO director-general Mike Burgess has given evidence to the inquiry and defended counter-terrorism resourcing.
According to NSW Police figures, reports of hate crime incidents against Jewish people annually increased from 40 in 2020 to 841 in 2025.
Eleven people were shot within 29 seconds of the Bondi Beach terror attack starting, a royal commission into the massacre has heard.
The Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion has entered a critical phase, assessing the circumstances surrounding the terror attack at Bondi Beach on December 14, 2025.
The Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion has resumed in Sydney for a second set of hearings, 10 days after the first block concluded with the lived experiences of Jews.
The commission is drilling into the security environment before alleged IS terrorists opened fire at the Chanukah By The Sea festival in December, killing 15 innocents.
Police and federal security agencies will be asked about the national threat level, security arrangements at the festival and the handling of intelligence allegedly linked to the shooters.
Among those to giving evidence today are the head of Australia’s spy agency, Mike Burgess, Federal Police Assistant Commissioner Stephen Nutt and NSW Police Counter-Terror Commander Leanne McCusker.
Commission also told NSW police declined to provide static police presence at Chanukah by the Sea but four officers were at event when attack began
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Within 30 seconds of opening fire at Bondi beach on 14 December, two gunmen targeting Jewish Australians had shot 11 people, killing 10 of them, the royal commission into antisemitism and social cohesion has heard.
The second block of public hearings opened in Sydney on Monday morning, taking evidence about what was known about the two shooters.
On the evening of 14 December, two gunmen, Sajid Akram and his son Naveed, allegedly opened fire from a footbridge above Archer Park at Bondi beach, shooting at a beachside Hanukah celebration being held for the local Jewish community.
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