{"id":37739,"date":"2025-12-17T23:34:26","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T23:34:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gpnewswire.com\/news\/tony-burke-has-full-confidence-in-spy-agency-despite-questions-over-bondi-attack\/"},"modified":"2025-12-17T23:34:26","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T23:34:26","slug":"tony-burke-has-full-confidence-in-spy-agency-despite-questions-over-bondi-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gpnewswire.com\/news\/tony-burke-has-full-confidence-in-spy-agency-despite-questions-over-bondi-attack\/","title":{"rendered":"Tony Burke has \u2018full confidence\u2019 in spy agency despite questions over Bondi attack"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Asio facing scrutiny over investigation of alleged attackers as Jewish community in Bondi prepares for a second round of funerals<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/2025\/dec\/17\/bondi-beach-terror-attack-duo-accused-of-killing-15-people-sajid-naveed-akram-ntwnfb\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Full report: Bondi terror attack<strong> <\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/ng-interactive\/2025\/dec\/16\/bondi-terror-attack-victims-what-we-know-so-far\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Victims of Bondi beach shooting<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/2025\/dec\/15\/bondi-beach-mass-shooting-terrorist-attack-what-we-know-so-far-victims-alleged-shooters-ntwnfb\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">What we know so far about the Bondi terror attack<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/live\/2025\/dec\/18\/bondi-terror-attack-beach-shooting-live-updates-victims-terror-gunmen-naveed-akram-sajid-asio-antisemitism-anthony-albanese-ntwnfb\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Follow the latest live updates<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Tony Burke says he has \u201cfull confidence\u201d in Australia\u2019s domestic intelligence agency as questions are raised about how the father and son duo allegedly behind <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/bondi-beach-shooting-sydney-australia\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the Bondi attack<\/a> were able to travel to the Philippines last month without raising flags.<\/p>\n<p>The home affairs minister said he had reviewed the Australian Security and Intelligence Organisation\u2019s (Asio) decisions and actions regarding 24-year-old Naveed Akram \u2013 who was charged <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/2025\/dec\/17\/bondi-terror-attack-alleged-shooter-charged-after-15-killed-at-hanukah-celebration-ntwnfb\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">with 59 offences including 15 counts of murder<\/a> on Wednesday \u2013 since he first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/2025\/dec\/16\/bondi-beach-terror-attack-shooters-alleged-father-son-isis-philippines-training-ntwnfb\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">came to attention in October 2019<\/a> for alleged associations with individuals involved in a reported Islamic State cell.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/2025\/dec\/18\/tony-burke-has-full-confidence-in-spy-agency-despite-questions-over-bondi-attack-ntwnfb\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Asio facing scrutiny over investigation of alleged attackers as Jewish community in Bondi prepares for a second round of funerals Full report: Bondi terror attack Victims of Bondi beach shooting What we know so far about the Bondi terror attack Follow the latest live updates Tony Burke says he has \u201cfull confidence\u201d in Australia\u2019s domestic 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