Information about public hearings

The Royal Commission will hold its final day of hearings on Wednesday 26 August 2026.

Hearing Day 1 – Sydney, 29 June 2026

Day
1
Date
Location
Sydney
Hearing
Hearing Block 3, Sydney

Exhibits

Exhibit 3-001 – STAT.8999.0001.0253_R  – Witness statement of Arsen Ostrovsky
Exhibit 3-002 – STAT.8999.0001.0254  – Annexure AO1 - X analytics for 12 months as at 17 June 2026
Exhibit 3-003 – STAT.8999.0001.0265  – Annexure AO2 - X analytics since Bondi attack, as at 17 June 2026
Exhibit 3-004 – STAT.8999.0001.0266  – Annexure AO3 - Selfie by Arsen Ostrovsky from the Bondi Attack
Exhibit 3-005 – STAT.8999.0001.0267_R  – Annexure AO4 - Ariel Kahana tweet
Exhibit 3-006 – STAT.8999.0001.0268_R  – Annexure AO5 – Screenshot of Arsen Ostrovsky Tweet
Exhibit 3-007 – STAT.8999.0001.0269_R  – Annexure AO6 - Deepfake AI images, altered photos and conspiracy posts
Exhibit 3-008 – STAT.8999.0001.0270_JakeGTV News
Exhibit 3-009 – STAT.8999.0001.0271  – Annexure AO8 - ABC article, “Racist and antisemitic false information spreads online following Bondi Beach terrorism at
Exhibit 3-010 – STAT.8999.0001.0272  – Annexure AO9 – Sydney Morning Herald article, “Fake hero, wrong suspect Misinformation floods social media after Bondi
Exhibit 3-011 – STAT.8999.0001.0255_R  – AO10 News.com article, “‘Film set’ Horrifying deepfake image of Bondi attack victim circling on social media”
Exhibit 3-012 – STAT.8999.0001.0256_R – Annexure AO11 - BBC article, “Fake AI image used to claim Bondi Beach shooting was staged”
Exhibit 3-013 – STAT.8999.0001.0257  – Annexure AO12 - AFP Fact Check article, “Images of ‘crisis actor’ at Bondi Beach shooting are AI-generated”
Exhibit 3-014 – STAT.8999.0001.0258_R  – Annexure AO13 - Reuters article, “Fact Check Image of man applying fake blood after Bondi Beach attack is AI-generate
Exhibit 3-015 – STAT.8999.0001.0259_R – Annexure AO14 – “On-line abuse and antisemitic hate messages received by Arsen Ostrovsky after the Bondi Attack”
Exhibit 3-016 – STAT.8999.0001.0260  – Annexure AO15 - ABC article, “This man went viral after surviving Bondi. Then the internet took a dark turn”
Exhibit 3-017 – STAT.8999.0001.0261  – Annexure AO16 - X Reports
Exhibit 3-018 – STAT.8999.0001.0262_R – Annexure AO17 - YouTube Report
Exhibit 3-019 – STAT.8999.0001.0263  – Annexure AO18 – X Post 28 December 2025
Exhibit 3-020 – STAT.8999.0001.0264_R_Rebel News
Exhibit 3-021 – STAT.8999.0051.0014_R – Witness statement of Witness “ACE” (a pseudonym)
Exhibit 3-027 – STAT.8999.0051.0014_0021_R – Annexure ACE-6 – Workshop flyer
Exhibit 3-028 – STAT.8999.0051.0014_0022_R – Annexure ACE-7 – Student survey results
Exhibit 3-029 – STAT.8999.0051.0014_0066_R – Annexure ACE-8 – Slideshow
Exhibit 3-030 – STAT.8999.0051.0014_0085_R – Annexure ACE-9 – Email correspondence with Multicultural NSW
Exhibit 3-031 – STAT.8999.0001.0236_R  – Witness statement of Steven Lowy AM
Exhibit 3-033 – STAT.8999.0001.0235_R  – Annexure SL-2 - Extracted Images
Exhibit 3-034 – STAT.8999.0003.0005_R – Witness statement of Lee Kofman
Exhibit 3-035 – STAT.8999.0001.0244_R  – Annexure LK-1 – Overland literary journal article, ‘Stop the genocide in Gaza’
Exhibit 3-036 – STAT.8999.0001.0245_R – Annexure LK-2 - Examples of social media posts
Exhibit 3-043 – STAT.8999.0001.0252  – Annexure LK-9 - Instagram post
Exhibit 3-044 – STAT.8999.0001.0232_R  – Witness statement of Witness “ACF” (a pseudonym)