Budget earmarks more than $600m for Bondi attack response, with half going to Australia’s Jewish community

Funds flow to charities and other organisations, with Executive Council of Australian Jewry getting $124m for extra security Explore all of our 2026 Australia federal budget coverage Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast 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. “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 Bo