Menu

Post image 1
Post image 2
Post image 3
1 / 3
0

Bondi royal commission: Australia’s ‘counter-terrorism capability’ should be bolstered in wake of terror attack, report finds

the Guardian·the Guardian·about 1 month ago
#GHMhQB6e
Reading 0:00
15s threshold

The federal government’s counter-terrorism coordinator should be a full-time position, and the prime minister and national security ministers need training in responding to terrorist incidents, an interim royal commission report has found. The interim report of the royal commission on antisemitism and social cohesion has handed down 14 recommendations – five of which remain classified – to the government on Thursday morning. The commission was established in the wake of December’s Bondi massacre, in which two alleged Islamic State-inspired gunmen shot and killed 15 people and injured 40 others as they attended a beachside Hanukah event for the Jewish community. But the report found there was no gap in current laws that stopped the potential for the terrorist attack from being known in advance, or that impeded authorities’ response.…

Continue reading — create a free account

Join HashtagPLUS to read full articles, follow hashtags, vote, and join the conversation.

Read More