Australian PM announces terms for review into Bondi Beach attack

Xinhua
29 Dec 2025, 08:45 GMT+10

CANBERRA, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) -- Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Monday announced the terms for an independent review of the Bondi Beach terror attack, but he again resisted calls to launch a royal commission.

The review, led by former intelligence chief Dennis Richardson, will assess whether multiple agencies, including the Australian Security Intelligence Organization and the Australian Federal Police, operated as effectively as possible prior to the attack.

The review will also consider what judgements the agencies made and whether any additional measures could have prevented the attack.

The review is expected to be completed and published by April, according to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.

The opposition and some families of Bondi Beach shooting victims have urged the prime minister to launch a royal commission -- the highest form of inquiry on matters of public importance in Australia.

Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke said an independent review -- instead of a royal commission -- would allow the government to "deal squarely with the urgency of national security issues."

Sixteen people, including one alleged gunman, were killed in the mass shooting at Bondi Beach on Dec. 14. The perpetrators have been identified as 50-year-old Sajid Akram and his son, 24-year-old Naveed Akram.

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