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Budget earmarks more than $600m for Bondi attack response, with half going to Australia’s Jewish community
TL;DR
Australia's federal budget allocates over $600 million for response to the Bondi beach terror attack, with $300 million designated for the Jewish community's security and support.
Key points
- Australia's federal budget allocates over $600 million for Bondi attack response
- $300 million is specifically for the Jewish community's security and support
- The budget includes funding for a proposed national gun buyback
- The government is adopting recommendations from the antisemitism royal commission
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Australia’s Jewish community will receive an extra $300m for security and support from the federal budget as part of a $604m package in response to December’s Bondi beach terror attack.
The government has also set aside federal cash for its proposed national gun buyback but would not say how much, as it struggles to bring state governments on board.
“Disclosure would prejudice the Commonwealth’s negotiations with jurisdictions on funding levels,” the budget reads.
The treasurer, Jim Chalmers, singled out gun reform hopes in his budget speech on Tuesday night, saying the government was adopting all the recommendations of the antisemitism royal commission.
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“We’re also taking action to strengthen our national security and national unity since the devastating antisemitic terror attack at Bondi beach,” he said.
Australia’s Jewish community and those directly affected by the Bondi attack will receive about half of the $604m in new budget measures over five years from 2025-26.
The Executive Council of Australian Jewry, the national peak body, will receive $124m for extra security, $22m of which will be drawn from confiscated criminal assets.
Projects run by Jewish community organisations will receive $131m, including $4.4m to the Chabad of Bondi, which lost longstanding members in December’s attack.
Charities Jewish House and Jewishcare will get a combined $4m to support the victims of the shooting and their families, and another two relief organisations will be permitted to apply for charity status.
The government has also committed $43m toward mental health support for those affected by the shooting and $200,000 to Bondi’s surf lifesaving clubs, whose members came to the aid of victims.
Lewis’ Continental Kitchen, which burned down in 2024, will be handed $500,000 to help its recovery. The Bondi kosher catering business, founded in 1970, has not reopened since the alleged arson, spending months campaigning for government aid.
Q&A
How much funding is allocated to Australia's Jewish community after the Bondi attack?
Australia's Jewish community will receive an additional $300 million for security and support in response to the Bondi beach terror attack.
What is included in the $604 million package for the Bondi attack response?
The $604 million package includes funding for the Jewish community and federal cash for a proposed national gun buyback.
What are the government's plans for gun reform following the Bondi attack?
The government plans to adopt all recommendations from the antisemitism royal commission and is pursuing a national gun buyback, although specific funding details remain undisclosed.
