{"id":502696,"date":"2026-02-25T07:58:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T07:58:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/502696\/"},"modified":"2026-02-25T07:58:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T07:58:10","slug":"nsw-police-announce-new-armed-response-command-in-the-wake-of-bondi-terror-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/502696\/","title":{"rendered":"NSW Police announce new armed response command in the wake of Bondi terror attack"},"content":{"rendered":"

More than 200 police officers with long-arm rifles will form a new armed response command \ufeffto rapidly respond to hate-related threats in the wake of the Bondi Beach terror attack.<\/p>\n

The \ufeffnew intelligence-led command will patrol high-risk areas, places of worship, large protests and major events.<\/p>\n

The armed response command will employ 250 specialist police officers, 28 civilian staff and a fleet of specifically modified rapid-response vehicles.<\/p>\n

\"\"\/An officer training with a long arm weapon, which will form part of the equipment of the new command.\"PolicePolice Minister Yasmin Catley and NSW Police Commissioner Mal Lanyon. (9News)<\/p>\n

Dozens of police officers patrolled Sydney’s eastern suburbs in the wake of the Bondi Beach terror attack under Operation Shelter.<\/p>\n

The task force was originally established in October 2023 to combat an increase in antisemitism and Islamophobia.<\/p>\n

NSW Premier Chris Minns said the new armed response command would, in effect, make Operation Shelter permanent.<\/p>\n

“\ufeffThis will mean police officers who are armed with long arms that can be deployed in situations where there’s a concern about community safety, or there’s a need to ensure that there’s a large police presence,” Minns said.<\/p>\n

\"NSWNSW Premier Chris Minns. (9News)<\/p>\n

Police minister Yasmin Catley said the new command would feature “some of the best policing you will see across the globe”.<\/p>\n

“We know, unfortunately, that our climate has changed, we know that we have to have a response ready,” Catley said.<\/p>\n

“This model is exactly that response that we need to rapidly deploy police to issues happening around our state and around our city at any given time.”<\/p>\n

Catley said the police force would employ civilians deeply embedded in multicultural communities to let police know what is happening on the ground.<\/p>\n

“These are the people that will assist police in letting us know what’s happening on the ground in any given community,” Catley said.<\/p>\n

\"PolicePolice Association president Kevin Morton. (9News)<\/p>\n

Police Commissioner Mal Lanyon said \ufeffthe horrific events of Bondi represented a change in the policing environment.<\/p>\n

“Today’s announcement of the armed command is about saying\ufeff we’re here for a permanent, preventative and rapid response for the community,” Lanyon said.<\/p>\n

“What we saw on the 14th of December cannot happen again.<\/p>\n

“I want the community to feel reassured.<\/p>\n

“This command is about saying there will be a 24\/7 presence across the metropolitian area with long arms capability.”<\/p>\n

Police Association president Kevin Morton said the “first of its kind” in Australia command would benefit police and the community.<\/p>\n

“It provides our police with the ability to respond quickly to any threat with the equivalent equipment to stop that threat,” Morton said.<\/p>\n

“\ufeffIt also provides our frontline police with the real back-up they need to do their job.<\/p>\n

“When it comes to protecting the community, it ensures all communities will be protected and no community will be left behind.”<\/p>\n

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