US EditionEx-spy chief quits Bondi inquiry role
Dennis Richardson resigned as special adviser to the royal commission investigating intelligence and law enforcement failures after the Bondi Beach terror attack, citing feeling surplus to requirements.
- On Wednesday, former ASIO boss Dennis Richardson resigned as Special Adviser to the Antisemitism Royal Commission, an announcement Commissioner Virginia Bell made ahead of the upcoming interim report.
- Prime Minister Anthony Albanese initially tapped Richardson to review security failures following the December 14 Bondi Beach massacre, which killed 15 people, before folding the review into the Royal Commission.
- Richardson told the ABC he felt "surplus to requirements" and "grossly overpaid" at $5,500 a day, though he stressed the decision was unrelated to Commissioner Bell, calling her "one of the finest jurists in this country."
- Attorney-General Michelle Rowland and Commissioner Bell thanked Richardson for his "important work," while Tony Sheehan and Peter Baxter will remain with the commission to support the interim report.
- Shadow Attorney-General Michaelia Cash labeled the resignation a "devastating indictment" of the government's approach, questioning the April deadline and citing feedback from the Jewish community fearing the inquiry is rushed.
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Former ASIO boss quits Antisemitism Royal Commission
He was hand-picked by the prime minister to lead an independent security review into the Bondi terror attack. Now, Dennis Richardson says he's standing down in a shock resignation. The former domestic spy boss saying he felt he was "surplus to requirements" and overpaid in his role to help advise the Royal Commission into Antisemitism.
$5,500 a Day for ‘Research’: Former Spy Chief Quits Royal Commission Into Bondi Terror Attack
Former intelligence chief Dennis Richardson has explained his abrupt departure from the Royal Commission into the Bondi Beach terror attack, saying the decision to merge his initial security review into the Commission left him “surplus to requirements.” Richardson, a former director-general of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) and senior diplomat, resigned just weeks after the inquiry began. His exit was announced on March…
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