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New Counter-Terrorism Coordinator Brendan Dowling. Photo: LinkedIn
May 19, 2026, 5:56 pm
Government appoints full-time counter-terrorism coordinator
The government’s response was tabled in parliament on Tuesday, five months after the December 14, 2025 Bondi Beach terrorist attack that killed 15 people
By AJN STAFF
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese addresses the media at the Commonwealth Parliamentary Offices in Sydney, Thursday, April 30, 2026. Photo: AAP Image/Dan Himbrechts
April 30, 2026, 12:05 pm
Albanese pledges to implement all interim recommendations
Commissioner Virginia Bell's interim report, delivered on Thursday, has made 14 recommendations
By Gareth Narunsky
At the Mitzvah House from left: NSW Jewish Board of Deputies CEO Michele Goldman, Waverley Mayor Will Nemesh, Rabbi Noach Koncepolski and Commissioner Virginia Bell. Photo: Facebook
February 27, 2026, 9:57 am
Royal Commissioner Virginia Bell visits Bondi
Former High Court judge toured the scene of the attack; also visited the Mitzvah House, established in memory of Rabbis Eli Schlanger and Yaakov Levitan
By AJN STAFF
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese signs the condolence book for Bondi victims at Parliament House on December 20, 2025. Photo: Facebook
January 12, 2026, 5:45 pm
Parliament recalled for national security laws on extremism
The new reforms could make it easier for hardline Islamist group Hizb ut-Tahrir to be banned
By AJN STAFF
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. Photo: Facebook.
January 8, 2026, 5:27 pm
Albanese calls Royal Commission into antisemitism
PM bows to mounting pressure from victims' families, Jewish community and leaders across all sectors; appoints former High Court justice Virginia Bell as commissioner
By AJN STAFF
Internal damage to the Adass Israel Synagogue after it was firebombed. Photo: Yumi Rosenbaum
November 27, 2025, 3:17 pm
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard listed as state sponsor of terrorism
The listing follows ASIO's assessment that the IRGC orchestrated attacks on Lewis' Continental Kitchen in Sydney and the Adass Israel Synagogue in Melbourne
By AJN STAFF
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and members of the Jewish community visit the torched Adass Israel synagogue. Photo: Dept of PM and Cabinet/AFP
November 7, 2025, 10:53 am
Parliament passes legislation enabling IRGC terror listing
The bill will allow for foreign state actors to be listed as terrorism sponsors if they engage in, support, or promote terrorist acts targeting Australia
By Gareth Narunsky
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