Former spy chief Dennis Richardson has resigned from an inquiry into the Bondi attack failures, urging immediate implementation of public safety and intelligence improvements rather than waiting for the final report.

Former Australian intelligence chief Dennis Richardson resigned from the anti-Semitism commission, stating he was overpaid for the minimal work involved.

Dennis Richardson, a former spy chief, has resigned without explanation from the royal commission investigating antisemitism and the Bondi attack, just two weeks after its opening hearing, ahead of its interim report being delivered next month.