{"id":194563,"date":"2025-12-21T07:02:10","date_gmt":"2025-12-21T07:02:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/194563\/"},"modified":"2025-12-21T07:02:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-21T07:02:10","slug":"australias-pm-announces-intelligence-law-enforcement-review-after-bondi-massacre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/194563\/","title":{"rendered":"Australia\u2019s PM announces intelligence, law enforcement review after Bondi massacre"},"content":{"rendered":"

Albanese said the review, would be led by Dennis Richardson, a respected former public servant who has served as secretary of the Department of Defence and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.<\/p>\n

He is also a former intelligence chief and ambassador to the US.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe review will build on the work of the Independent Intelligence Review, conducted by Richard Maude and Heather Smith,\u201d Albanese said.<\/p>\n

The Prime Minister had signalled a review was on the cards.<\/p>\n

Australia\u2019s intelligence and policing services have come under intense scrutiny since the deadly shootings, with many questioning why there were not more police on the scene.<\/p>\n

The attackers targeted people attending a Hanukkah festival, killing 15 and seriously wounding dozens more.<\/p>\n

Albanese has also suggested he would support a royal commission into the shooting after New South Wales Premier Chris Minns joined growing calls for one.<\/p>\n

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