No Gap in Existing Immigration, Security Framework in Lead up to Bondi Massacre: Inquiry

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Tributes are seen on the overpass, where the attackers carried out their act of terror, in memory of the victims of the Dec. 14 Bondi Beach shooting in Sydney, Australia on Jan. 22, 2026. Steven Markham / AFP via Getty Images

Five months after the Bondi terror attack, Australian authorities say nothing “impeded the ability” of immigration or counter-terrorism agencies to take action in the lead-up or after the mass shooting.

The interim report, led by former Justice Virginia Bell, says government agencies reported no gaps in law enforcement, border control, or immigration frameworks in dealing with the Bondi terror incident, which targeted a Jewish Hannukah celebration and killed 15 people.