Bondi Beach Terror Attack: 11 Shot in 29 Seconds, Royal Commission Hears

Eleven people were shot within 29 seconds of the Bondi Beach terror attack starting, a royal commission into the massacre has heard.

The Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion has entered a critical phase, assessing the circumstances surrounding the terror attack at Bondi Beach on December 14, 2025.

Fifteen people were killed in the attack.

A number of intelligence and law enforcement figures have been called to give evidence, including ASIO director-general Mike Burgess and AFP assistant commissioner Stephen Nutt.

A "substantial" number of hearings will be shut to the public over the next three weeks.

In his opening address, counsel assisting Richard Lancaster SC said there was no evidence to suggest law enforcement and intelligence agencies had any information to suggest an armed attack was to occur at the Chanukah by the Sea event that was targeted.

He said the shooting could therefore be described as a "surprise attack".

Mr Lancaster said within 29 seconds of gunmen Naveed Akram and Sajid Akram beginning the attack, 11 people were shot, 10 fatally.

He said four NSW Police officers were at the scene when the shooting began, with that growing to 11 within five minutes.

He said three police officers were shot and injured in the attack, and the two gunmen were shot within seven minutes of the incident starting.