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Mike Burgess

Mike Burgess

Director-General, ASIO

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Bondi Beach Hanukkah attack turns a holiday crowd into a terror crime scene

Force in Play

Under scrutiny after revealing suspect was known to ASIO in 2019 but not kept under surveillance

A month has passed since a father and son opened fire on a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach, turning Australia's most iconic shoreline into the site of its deadliest terror attack. Fifteen civilians diedโ€”among them a Holocaust survivor, two rabbis, and a 10-year-old girl. The assault was deliberate, ideological, and inspired by Islamic State, according to police and intelligence agencies. One gunman was killed by police; the other now faces 59 criminal charges including terrorism and murder.

Updated Jan 13