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Police say the decision was ‘based on the current threat environment and not a specific new threat’. Follow the latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAlbanese orders review of AFP and Asio processes in lead-up to Bondi attackWhile he has resisted calls for a federal royal commission, the prime minister, Anthony Albanese, has announced a major review into intelligence and law enforcement processes in the lead-up to the Bondi beach attack.We need our police around Bondi and Sydney’s east at the moment. People, again, should feel free to express their opinions – they can do it in an ongoing fashion after that terrorist designation.I would like to see a royal commission. I’d like to see that led by the commonwealth. New South Wales can’t go it alone in this. Terrorism doesn’t know borders. So, yes, I support a royal commission.We need understand exactly what happened – not just on the day, not just in the weeks and months leading up to it, but the broader buildup – what has contributed. Australia needs answers on what was the root cause of this terrible attack and what we can do to ensure that we never see this on our beaches, on our cities and our soil again. Continue reading...