44 h. ago Albanese says security agency chiefs were the experts who advised against a royal commission

Australia’s current Human Rights Commissioner Lorraine Finlay is the first government-appointed official to publicly back demands from the Jewish community and more than 200 former judges and barristers.

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48 h. ago Human Rights Commissioner backs royal commission into antisemitism

Australia’s current Human Rights Commissioner Lorraine Finlay is the first government-appointed official to publicly back demands from the Jewish community and more than 200 former judges and barristers.

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65 h. ago Bushfire inquiry’s top silk says royal commission essential for harmony

“Why this happened and how we prevent it in the future, I think, is of the utmost importance for our nation,” Jack Rush told this masthead.

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3 d. ago 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.

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4 d. ago A royal commission into antisemitism is a risk, but Labor’s excuses are wearing thin

Royal commissions are a symbolic way Australia confronts its ugliest problems, even if they do not solve them.

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4 d. ago Labor has its reasons for denying a royal commission. But its latest doesn’t land

Royal commissions are a symbolic way Australia confronts its ugliest problems, even if they do not solve them.

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4 d. ago ‘He’s a coward’: Niece of Bondi victim lashes PM over royal commission

The niece of Bondi victim Boris Tetleroyd has rejected the Albanese government’s claim a federal royal commission would showcase hate speech.

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4 d. ago Albanese rejects royal commission call amid pressure from victim’s families

Sheina Gutnick said the federal government’s reliance on the NSW royal commission did not consider the national scourge of antisemitism.

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4 d. ago ‘They need to be held responsible’: Daughter of slain Bondi hero demands royal commission

Sheina Gutnick said the federal government’s reliance on the NSW Royal Commission did not consider the national scourge of antisemitism.

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5 d. ago ‘You owe us answers’: Families of Bondi victims demand PM launch federal royal commission

Calls for a Commonwealth inquiry into the rise of antisemitism and other security failings that have affected the Jewish community are escalating.

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8 d. ago Australians want tougher visa screening, half in favour of royal commission after Bondi attack

A strong majority want tougher visa laws, and almost half say they would back a royal commission into antisemitism, exclusive polling has found.

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9 d. ago Family of Lindt cafe victim call for Bondi royal commission, ‘appalled’ by PM invoking siege

The family of Lindt cafe siege victim Katrina Dawson has called on the prime minister to launch a federal royal commission into the Bondi massacre.

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9 d. ago Family of Lindt Cafe victim call for royal commission, ‘appalled’ by PM invoking siege

The family of Lindt Cafe siege victim Katrina Dawson has called on the prime minister to launch a federal royal commission into the Bondi massacre.

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1 week ago Former royal commissioner says federal inquiry must be held into Bondi shooting

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese again rejected calls for a federal inquiry on Tuesday, invoking the Port Arthur massacre and Lindt Cafe siege as examples of tragedies that did not lead to royal commissions.

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1 week ago The tragedy at Bondi Beach demands a federal royal commission

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is resisting calls to conduct a federal royal commission into the Bondi Beach killings.

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1 week ago Albanese stares down backbencher, opposition demands for royal commission

A departmental review into the nation’s intelligence agencies has been criticised for lacking scope and independence, but the PM said a royal commission would take far too long.

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1 week ago Pressure on Albanese mounts as Labor MPs join calls for royal commission

Labor backbenchers have added their voices to calls for a wider inquiry than the review into Australia’s intelligence agencies announced by Albanese on Sunday.

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1 week ago Albanese’s agency review fails to quell royal commission demands

A Labor backbencher has added his voice to calls for a larger inquiry than the review into Australia’s intelligence agencies announced by Albanese on Sunday.

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