Overview
- The families of 11 victims released an open letter on December 28 urging the Prime Minister to immediately establish a federal royal commission.
- The letter seeks an inquiry into the rise of antisemitism and the law enforcement, intelligence and policy failures they say culminated in the Bondi massacre.
- Anthony Albanese has resisted a federal royal commission as the government proceeds with an independent review due in April and NSW runs its own royal commission.
- The families cited recent incidents, including a rabbi’s car being firebombed in Melbourne and a Western Australia arrest involving weapons and alleged support for the gunmen.
- Coverage reiterated that two gunmen killed 15 people at a Chanukah event and reported claims that only two police officers were assigned despite calls for stronger security.