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Former senior judges call for a statutory royal commission citing rising antisemitic attacks, while barrister Robert Richter urges waiting for the government's intelligence review.
- Senior judges and silks filed a public letter urging a federal royal commission with statutory powers and public transparency, while Robert Richter, KC, says a royal commission is premature until Dennis Richardson's review reports.
- Rising reports of intimidation and violence against Jewish institutions prompted supporters to cite arson at synagogues and the Chanukah by the Sea attack on December 14, which left 15 dead; Sajid Akram, gunman, was shot dead and Naveed Akram faces multiple charges.
- Robert Richter, KC, who defended Cardinal George Pell, accepts cited facts but disputes the remedy and contested antisemitism definitions shaped by his Polish-Ukrainian refugee background and dual Israeli citizenship.
- At a Monday news conference, government ministers argued a royal commission would "platform" anti-Semites and pro-Palestinian protesters, while supporters of a royal commission said it enables forensic questioning, criticizing a departmental review as lacking independence.
- The pending Richardson review could determine whether a royal commission is warranted, as Richter says new findings could be pivotal while supporters seek broad law reform beyond agency effectiveness.
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Sydney Morning Herald
Top barrister says a royal commission into antisemitism is premature and risky
Robert Richter, KC, refused to sign the letter from senior members of the Australian Bar calling for a royal commission into antisemitism. He says it would be premature and dangerous.
Bushfire inquiry’s top silk says royal commission essential for harmony
On Monday, Home Affairs Minister Tony Bourke warned that a royal commission would provide a public platform for “some of the worst statements and worst voices”, and risked Jewish Australians reliving horrific examples of antisemitism during the past two years. Burke said the government needed “the sort of inquiry that keeps Australians safe and that does not provide a platform for the worst voices; the Richardson inquiry does exactly that”. Rush…
Jewish community leadership calls for a Royal Commission
The Executive Council of Australian Jewry (ECAJ), the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies, together with the Jewish roof organisations in each State and Territory, call for a Federal Royal Commission into antisemitism. The data that the ECAJ collates shows that antisemitic incidents in this country have increased exponentially from pre-7 October 2023 levels. Those incidents […] The post Jewish community leadership calls for a Royal Commission appeared …
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