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Anti-Muslim Incidents Rise After Bondi Beach Attack, Stirring Anxiety Among Indonesians in Australia
Calls grow for a federal royal commission to ensure full cooperation of federal agencies and legal protections amid concerns over antisemitism and systemic security failures.
- On Tuesday Prime Minister Anthony Albanese did not rule out a Commonwealth royal commission and ordered an independent review led by Dennis Richardson, consulting with New South Wales on the state inquiry.
- Pressure from prominent groups grew Tuesday as more than 200 senior members of the Australian bar, over 100 captains of industry, and the Law Council of Australia urged Albanese to launch a national inquiry; Mike Kelly also called for a federal royal commission.
- Kelly warned Commonwealth officers would not `fully open the kimono` to the NSW royal commission without federal legal protections, which the Commonwealth royal commission can provide by compelling agencies to appear.
- NSW Premier Chris Minns announced a state-based royal commission on December 29, though details of the NSW royal commission are yet to be released.
- The Richardson review is expected by April, and Albanese may expand it or create a Commonwealth royal commission despite concerns about duplication.
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Prime Minister publicly considers Bondi terror attack Royal Commission
The Prime Minister has shifted his tone on a potential royal commission into the Bondi terror attack. Speaking from flood-stricken north-west Queensland, where he announced $38 million in disaster aid, Anthony Albanese did not rule out calling a federal probe.
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Leaning Left5Leaning Right7Center3Last UpdatedBias Distribution47% Right
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47% Right
L 33%
C 20%
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