The hearings expose a series of security lapses, from a stretched intelligence agency to a disputed decision not to send permanent police to the event.

The Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion continues its third set of hearings on Wednesday, examining issues in the lead up to the mass shooting at Bondi Beach.

An Australian government inquiry has heard that a state police force has worked to form a heavily armed rapid response team since the Bondi Beach shooting

After royal commission noted a decline in counter-terror focus, Labor has deployed a “shield from political embarrassment” about who ordered it.

The hearings expose a series of security lapses, from a stretched intelligence agency to a disputed decision not to send permanent police to the event.