Dennis Richardson

Independent Intelligence Review Leader

Appears in 1 story

Born: May 14, 1947, Kempsey

Education: University of Sydney

Previous offices: Director-General of Security, Australian Ambassador to the United States of America

Last updated Nov 1, 2026

Stories

Australia's reckoning with antisemitism

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As of May 2026: Leading review of federal intelligence agencies

Two gunmen fired at a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach on December 14, 2025, killing 15 including a 10-year-old—Australia's deadliest terror attack and worst antisemitic massacre globally since Hamas attacked Israel in October 2023. The father-son ISIS sympathizers trained in the southern Philippines weeks before; surviving attacker Naveed Akram, 24, now faces 59 charges including 15 counts of murder from his cell in Goulburn Supermax.

Updated May 19