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Momentum is growing for a sweeping inquiry into intelligence and law enforcement failures leading up to Sunday’s Bondi massacre.

The first victims of the Bondi shooting have been remembered for their courage and fighting to be Jewish after confronting the gunmen before the shooting began.

Emotional scenes have unfolded at world-famous Bondi Beach after more than 700 people paddled into the water in memory of the 15 lives lost in a mass shooting. 

After a week filled with grief and anger, hundreds have taken to the waters off Bondi in a show of unity after gunmen killed 15 people at the famous beach.

The infamous group is claiming to have inspired the Bondi Beach massacre to help its plans to return as one of the world’s most feared Islamic spreaders of terror, expert Josh Roose says.

EXCLUSIVE: Former treasurer Josh Frydenberg has not ruled out a return to politics, saying Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s weak leadership on anti-Semitism had been the difference between ‘life and death’.

Heavily-armed counter-terrorism police have detained a group of men on their way to Bondi Beach in dramatic scenes in Sydney after receiving information a ‘violent act was possibly being planned’.

The youngest victim of the Bondi massacre was remembered at a funeral with a poem read by Premier Chris Minns that celebrated her immigrant parents’ love of Australia, and was tinged by anger.

An anti-Semitic Muslim preacher has denied being associated with accused terror gunman Naveed Akram.

Police say there is currently no connection to the Bondi terror attack.

Staff at a southern Philippines hotel where the alleged Bondi beach gunmen Sajid and Naveed Akram stayed last month say the men barely left their room during a four-week visit.

Ten-year-old Matilda, struck down in the Bondi shooting, has been remembered as a joyous and happy child while the Jewish community continues to honour the fallen.

Former rugby league international Trent Merrin has admitted to stealing the bitcoin from a former friend and teammate.

A man who survived the October 7 attacks has recalled the traumatic experience of being injured during the Bondi massacre.