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A landmark royal commission into antisemitism, called in the aftermath of the Bondi shooting, has recommended that gun reforms be prioritised and policing arrangements for Jewish holidays extended to other Jewish festivals.
The commission - Australia's most powerful form of public inquiry - was announced in January, three weeks after two gunmen opened fire at a Jewish event at Bondi Beach, killing 15 people.
The interim report by former High Court judge Virginia Bell gave 14 recommendations although five of them remain confidential due to national security concerns.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said a National Security Committee meeting had agreed to implement all of Bell's recommendations.
On 14 December last year, a father-and-son duo - armed with rifles and shotguns - targeted a Sunday afternoon event at a Bondi Beach park.
Sajid Akram, 50, was killed by police at the scene of the shootings and his son Naveed Akram - the other alleged attacker - was critically injured and later transferred from hospital to prison.
The 24-year-old has been charged with 59 offences, including 15 counts of murder and one of committing a terrorist attack.
Thursday's report recommended that state and federal governments should prioritise efforts to "finalise and implement an updated and nationally consistent" National Firearms Agreement as well as a proposed gun buyback scheme.
It also said New South Wales (NSW) police procedures used for Jewish high holy days should be extended to other "high risk Jewish festivals and events, especially those with a public facing element".
Other recommendations included a review of joint counter terrorism teams in Australia and that the prime minister and national cabinet ministers should take part in counter-terrorism exercises within nine months of each federal election.
Albanese said the report showed "no urgent changes" were required but that governments "could always do better".
A first series of public hearings for the inquiry, which is looking at the rise of antisemitism in society and institutions and the events leading up to the mass shooting, is to begin on Monday.
A final report is to be delivered on the anniversary of the shooting.
In the days and weeks after the attack - Australia's worst mass shooting in almost 30 years - Albanese resisted calls to launch a royal commission, saying it would create disunity in the community.
Instead, he said a review into intelligence and law enforcement agencies by the country's former spy chief Dennis Richardson was the best way to respond to the shooting. That review was to look at what authorities had done in the lead-up to the attack and what improvements could be made.
But after weeks of mounting pressure from some of the families of the victims as well as politicians, high-profile public figures and the wider community, Albanese reversed his decision. A NSW state royal commission and the earlier review was folded into the federal inquiry.
A raft of legal reforms were also introduced including tighter laws on gun ownership and regulation, along with stricter hate speech legislation.
The public hearings on Monday will focus on defining antisemitism, how it manifests in society as well as the lived experiences of Jewish Australians in all facets of the community.
Bell has previously warned that the scope of the evidence that the inquiry can look at will be limited given the current court proceedings for Naveed Akram.
Source: BBC
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