Wong ‘Desperately Sorry’ Over Bondi Terror Attack, Says More Could Have Been Done

The Foreign Minister expresses regret and signals tougher immigration powers.

Senator the Hon Penny Wong, Minister for Foreign Affairs answers questions in the Senate in Canberra, Australia on Oct. 7, 2025. Hilary Wardhaugh/Getty Images

Foreign Minister Penny Wong has expressed sorrow over the Bondi terrorist attack and conceded more could have been done before Australia’s worst mass shooting in three decades.

Asked if she would apologise to the Jewish community, Senator Wong said she was “desperately sorry for what has occurred in our country and what the Jewish community have experienced.”