Naveed Akram, the man accused of shooting dead 15 people on Bondi Beach last December, has been charged with another 19 offences.
Akram, 24, had already been facing 59 charges - including 15 counts of murder, 40 counts of attempted murder, and one count of committing a terrorist act.
Now, the suspect has been revealed to have been charged with 19 more offences - bringing the total to a staggering 78.
Those are 10 counts of "shoot at with intent to murder", six of discharging a firearm with intent to resist arrest, and three of causing wounding or grievous bodily harm with intent to murder.
The 24-year-old alleged terrorist has still not entered a plea to any of the charges despite a series of court appearances.
He is being held in the Goulburn Supermax prison, more than a hundred miles southwest of Sydney.
The new charges were filed in April but have only now been confirmed by authorities.
Akram's father Sajid, 50 was also armed and fired into the crowd on the beloved beach as Jewish worshippers were enjoying a "Chanukah by the Sea" celebration.
He was shot dead by police at the scene on December 14, 2025.
In the wake of the shooting, demands grew for Australia to establish a Royal Commission - the most powerful kind of inquiry in the country.
After overwhelming pressure, and despite initially refusing to launch one, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese gave a probe the green light.
The Royal Commission later delivered its first set of findings, and was swiftly accused of failing to address Islamist extremism in Australia.
The interim report, released in late April, found "no issue requiring urgent or immediate action" - despite the attack claiming 15 lives.
Akram's case being active means the scope of the report has been limited.
But the president of the Australian Jewish Association, Robert Gregory, told Sky News Australia its credibility was weakened by a "failure to address Islamism".
"The report's credibility is undermined by its failure to address the issue of radical Islamist extremism,” he said. "No serious analysis of the lead-up to the Bondi massacre can ignore this."
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By GB News (World News) | Created at 2026-06-10 01:56:06 | Updated at 2026-06-10 19:19:17
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