Fifteen people were killed at Bondi. Within hours, myth replaced scrutiny, and foreign threat narratives buried domestic failure. This is how disinformation, political opportunism, and institutional evasion turned tragedy into spectacle; and why the real danger remains unaddressed.
Australia’s intelligence agencies had the data, the powers and the warnings. What they lacked was the capacity, or the incentive, to act. Part 2 examines how lawful firearms, foreign travel to militant regions and prior extremist scrutiny failed to trigger intervention before fifteen people were killed at Bondi. Surveillance was abundant. Prevention was absent.
Fifteen people were killed at Bondi. Grief must come before politics. This op‑ed argues for facts over fury, rejects opportunistic narratives, and centres solidarity.
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The RBA promises to defeat inflation by crushing households, not profiteers. Class discipline dressed as economic management.
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Anthony Albanese has perfected the political sleight-of-hand that turns protection into permission. Bob Brown’s forensic analysis reveals Labor’s environmental legislation as corporate capitulation.
BRYAN DAWE: John, the government has announced a state funeral for Graham Richardson.
JOHN CLARKE: That is correct, Bryan. Full ceremonial arrangements, high attendance, very dignified.
BRYAN DAWE: Despite his record.
By canonising Graham Richardson, the Labor Party has handed its enemies – the Murdoch press, the Coalition, the Advance machine – the perfect weapon to use until the election.
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