Australia — Australian Security Intelligence Organisation & Islamic State

Australia — Australian Security Intelligence Organisation: The Australia — Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) is responsible for assessing and countering national security threats in Australia. Its Director-General, Michael Burgess, delivered the annual threat assessment, highlighting the complex and compounding nature of current threats.

Islamic State: The Islamic State militant group is cited as the inspiration for the alleged gunmen in the Bondi Beach mass shooting.

Australia — Australian Security Intelligence Organisation: The Australia — Australian Security Intelligence Organisation had investigated one of the suspected gunmen in 2019 for ties to an Islamic State group cell but found no indication of an ongoing threat.