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A vigil at the Bondi Pavilion public memorial takes place on December 16, two days after 15 people were killed in an antisemitic attack

‘Incubated in hatred’: Warnings, risks laid bare as Bondi royal commission zeroes in on security flaws

Royal commissioner Virginia Bell delivered an interim report with a focus on NSW Police, security agencies and possible failures that may have led to the attack.

  • Alexandra Smith, Matthew Knott and Michael McGowan

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Dennis Richardson is an undisputed doyen of Australia’s national security and foreign policy community.

My chat with Dennis Richardson was very relaxed. Suddenly, his laid-back tone vanished

Fresh from pulling the pin on his role in the royal commission, the former spy chief has forthright opinions about antisemitism, Trump and an uncertain world.

  • Matthew Knott
Dennis Richardson walks through the press gallery in Parliament House on Thursday.

Clash over security report led to sudden resignation from royal commission

Former ASIO boss Dennis Richardson said his resignation was “an embarrassment all around” but denied any suggestion the move hurt the credibility of the inquiry.

  • Paul Sakkal and Matthew Knott
Dennis Richardson shocked the Jewish community by resigning from the royal commission.

The royal commission already looked rushed. Now it’s ‘embarrassment all round’

Dennis Richardson could have carried on for a few more weeks and done his best. If he felt overpaid, he could have taken a pay cut. But there’s plenty of blame to go around.

  • Matthew Knott
Former ASIO director general and Defence chief Dennis Richardson.

Former spy chief on $5500 a day says he was paid too much to do too little on royal commission

Former ASIO boss Dennis Richardson said his resignation was “an embarrassment all around” but denied claims the move shattered the credibility of the commission.

  • Matthew Knott
Alex Ryvchin said Trump administration officials showed a lot of interest in whether the Bondi Beach event was sufficiently resourced and “left vulnerable” by being unarmed.

Trump officials ‘asked why Australian Jews aren’t carrying guns’

Australian Jewish leader Alex Ryvchin says the White House is continuing to take a significant interest in the spread of antisemitism in Australia.

  • Michael Koziol
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Anthony Albanese announced that Virginia Bell would be at the head of the royal commission.

The abomination on Bondi Beach is a failure that extends beyond any politician or party

The true test is not whether we establish an inquiry but whether we have the courage to confront uncomfortable truths about how we arrived at this point.

  • Steven Lowy
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced a federal royal commission.

PM refuses to admit he may have made a mistake resisting royal commission

He flagged the high legal stakes of running the highest form of national inquiry alongside an active court case for the first time.

  • Brittany Busch and Patrick Begley
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese calls a royal commission into antisemitism and social cohesion after three weeks of calls for him to do so.

‘I’ve taken the time to reflect’: Anthony Albanese bows to intense pressure, announces antisemitism royal commission

Former High Court judge Virginia Bell has been asked to deliver her final report before December 14 this year.

  • Rob Harris and Matthew Knott
Anthony Albanese speaks at a press conference at Cloncurry Airport in north-west Queensland on Tuesday.

PM considering calling a Bondi killings royal commission

As sources reported Albanese was shifting on a royal commission, the prime minister pledged to do “everything that is possible” to promote unity.

  • Paul Sakkal, Brittany Busch, Nick Newling and Natassia Chrysanthos