A GOVERNMENT inquiry into a rise in anti-semitism across Australia has recommended that the authorities prioritise gun reform following the terrorist attack that killed 15 people last year.

Ministers established the Royal Commission on Anti-Semitism and Social Cohesion after father and son Sajid and Naveed Akram allegedly opened fire on a Hannukah celebration at Bondi Beach on December 14 2025, using legally owned guns.

Royal commissioner Virginia Bell made 14 recommendations today in her first interim report, five of which were classified as confidential for national security reasons.

They included nationally consistent gun laws, a gun buyback scheme, a limit of four guns per person and a ban on non-citizens purchasing firearms.

The report also noted a sharp rise in anti-semitic incidents in Australia since Israel’s attack on Gaza began in October 2023.

The US and Israeli war on Iran, starting at the end of February, was “likely to have increased the risk of attacks directed at the Australian Jewish community,” it said.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said his government had agreed to implement all the recommendations that were relevant to federal authorities.