Australia’s spy chief highlighted antisemitic attacks such as the December massacre at Bondi Beach, a neo-Nazi bombing, cyber-threats by foreign governments and traditional espionage as just some of the security events his agency is trying to prevent.
The Australian Security Intelligence Organisation’s (ASIO) 2026 annual assessment comes just six months after the nation’s deadliest terrorist attack, when two men shot and killed 15 people and injured others at a Hanukkah celebration.
A Royal Commission is currently investigating whether police and security services could have prevented the tragedy, while the surviving gunman has been charged.
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