Ex-Spy Chief Quits Inquiry, Demands Immediate Action After Bondi Attack

Former intelligence chief Dennis Richardson has called for urgent changes to public safety and intelligence systems, arguing that failures exposed by the Bondi terrorist attack "cannot wait until December." Richardson made the statement just days after he resigned from a royal commission investigating antisemitism. He said recommendations concerning intelligence agencies should not be delayed until that commission's final report is released. "You cannot leave matters that go to public safety till the end of the year," Richardson told an ABC podcast, "particularly when you have a small section of the community living in such fear." His comments highlight growing pressure for immediate government action to address security lapses connected to the attack.