Australia’s domestic intelligence and national security agency
Public hearings in Australia’s Royal Commission are examining antisemitism and security at the Bondi Beach attack site. ASIO has tied Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to two antisemitic attacks, prompting the expulsion of Iran’s ambassador in August 2025. The inquiry focuses on police security at the Hanukkah event and the broader spike in antisemitism since 2023.
A 20-year-old man has been charged with arson in connection with the December 2024 blaze at the Adass Israel Synagogue. The Victorian Joint Counter Terrorism Team says the suspect was arrested in Melbourne and faces new charges as the investigation continues, alongside earlier arrests of two co-accused. Australian authorities have tied the incident to antisemitic attacks linked to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, which Tehran denies.
ASIO has disclosed that an Iran-based Australian citizen orchestrated a Bondi firebombing and a former Australian resident in Iraq directed a Melbourne synagogue attack. Burgess links these incidents to the IRGC and warns of a broader danger, urging tolerance to curb antisemitism and violence.