Australia Bondi Terror Probe Sees Security Gaps, Backs Gun Curbs

Bondi Beach in Sydney.

Photographer: Brent Lewin/Bloomberg

Australia’s high-level inquiry into antisemitism pointed to inconsistencies in policing for high-risk events, backed firearms reforms and called for a review of joint counter-terrorism teams following the country’s worst terrorist attack in December.

The interim report, released Thursday, found no evidence that existing laws prevented authorities from acting to stop the assault, nor that agencies lacked the powers or frameworks that might have altered the outcome.