Could the attack have been prevented?

Six years ago, ASIO had the Bondi shooter Naveed Akram under investigation. 

So why did the spy agency determine in 2020 that the alleged terrorist didn’t pose a serious threat and was that an intelligence failure? 

The spy boss Mike Burgess stands by his agency’s assessment.

But a former spy has told the ABC he met the father and son years ago and had concerns they were radicalised.

Today, Sean Rubinsztein-Dunlop on his Four Corners investigation into what was known about Naveed Akram and his father Sajid before they killed 15 people at Bondi beach. 

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Sean Rubinsztein-Dunlop, ABC investigative reporter