Bondi, Australia and Anthony Albanese
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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Thursday announced an independent investigation into antisemitism in the Oceania nation following last month's Islamic State-inspired Bondi Beach terrorist attack.
Former Home Affairs boss Mike Pezzullo has questioned why radical Islam was excluded from the Prime Minister’s Royal Commission.
Despite weeks of pressure from across the country following the Bondi Beach terror attack, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has insisted the just-announced royal commission into antisemitism was called in “record time”.
Australia announced a national bravery award for heroes who confronted ISIS-inspired gunmen during a deadly Hanukkah attack that killed 15 people in Sydney.
For more than three weeks Anthony Albanese stared down calls from almost every corner of Australian society for a commonwealth royal commission into anti-Semitism in Australia following the Bondi massacre,
Former High Court judge Virginia Bell has been asked to deliver her final report before December 14 this year.
The Richardson probe into intelligence agencies and the Bondi attack, first revealed by news.com.au on December 20, will investigate whether Australia’s security agencies have the powers, structures, processes and sharing arrangements in place to keep Australians safe.
The Prime Minister sanctimoniously claimed he “hasn’t engaged in politics” before tearing into the Opposition for daring to suggest terms for the Royal Commission he wasn’t going to call, writes Nick Cater. Anthony Albanese was wise to stay away from the Sydney Cricket Ground this week.
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