US EditionAlbanese Again Refuses to Call Royal Commission over Bondi
Prime Minister Albanese cites an ongoing Richardson review and NSW royal commission plans, warning federal inquiry would duplicate efforts and delay security reforms after Bondi massacre.
- Prime Minister Anthony Albanese rejected calls for a federal royal commission, saying extensive investigations and the Dennis Richardson review are underway, and the government will cooperate with the NSW royal commission.
- Albanese pointed to past precedent and timing concerns, saying, `I just note that there was no royal commission called by the Howard government after Port Arthur. There was no royal commission called by the Abbott government after the Lindt siege` and noting recent commissions required extensions.
- With 10 committee meetings complete, officials say the Australian Federal Police Commissioner and heads of ASIO and ASIS coordinate as Bondi gunman Naveed Akram faces 59 charges.
- Albanese said Mr Richardson's review will be completed by April and can be made public to feed into any NSW inquiry, emphasizing transparency and cooperation.
- An open-letter signed by 139 former judges and senior barristers urged a federal royal commission, while Sussan Ley and Mike Freelander intensified calls and legal experts warned against partial findings without federal remit.
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Bondi Attack Exposes Australia's Multicultural Blind Spot
The refusal to discuss Islamic antisemitism in Australia not only endangers Jews but threatens social cohesion. The terrorist attack at Bondi Beach on 14 December has prompted the shock and grief any society would expect, but I fear that the accompanying public conversation will follow an unproductive and yet familiar pattern. The focus will rapidly shift away from questions of ideology or communal attitudes and toward explanations that require …
Criticism Flies as PM Stands by Decision Against Anti-Semitism Royal Commission
Despite harsh criticism, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has defended his decision to hold off on a Royal Commission into anti-Semitism. Addressing those criticisms in a media conference on Dec. 22, the Prime Minister said timeliness was a factor in order to have developmental reviews in place of a Royal Commission. Having it run alongside a planned NSW Royal Commission and his departmental views would slow the process down, Albanese …
The Bondi Beach Hanukkah Massacre and the Islamist Blind Spot the West Refuses to Confront
Bondi Beach should have been a place of light. On that warm December evening, Jews gathered along Sydney’s shoreline for Chanukah by the Sea, a public Hanukkah celebration marked by […] The post The Bondi Beach Hanukkah Massacre and the Islamist Blind Spot the West Refuses to Confront appeared first on The Western Journal.
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