Overview
- The commission will investigate the prevalence and drivers of antisemitism, examine the Bondi attack, advise enforcement, border, immigration and security agencies, and propose ways to strengthen social cohesion.
- Former ASIO chief Dennis Richardson’s separate review of intelligence and law‑enforcement gaps will be folded into the inquiry, with an interim update due in April.
- Commissioner Virginia Bell has coercive powers and is due to deliver a final report by 14 December 2026.
- Albanese said the process will not prejudice the ongoing criminal case over the 14 December massacre at a Hanukkah event that killed 15 people, which police describe as ISIS‑inspired.
- Some Jewish community figures, including Josh Frydenberg, object to Bell’s appointment, as the government also prepares to recall parliament to advance hate‑speech reforms, a national gun buyback and expanded visa‑cancellation powers.