Australian Police Did No Threat Assessment Before Bondi Attack, Inquiry Hears

Senior officer denies police presence at Bondi was too low

The superintendent for the area where the Bondi terror attack occurred accepted at the royal commission that future Hanukkah events should get higher security status.

Inquiry Faults Australian Police Over Bondi Attack

Australian police did no threat assessment before Bondi attack, inquiry hears

The comments came during public hearings in the wide-ranging inquiry known as a ​Royal Commission that focuses on the events leading up to last December's Bondi attack.

Police did no risk assessment of Jewish festival before terror attack

NSW Police revealed they turned down a request for greater presence at the Chanukah event in Bondi Beach from a Jewish security group.

'Likely' Hanukkah terror did not prompt extra policing

A Jewish security group viewed terrorist attacks as likely in the lead-up to the Bondi massacre, but police did not carry out a threat assessment.