Overview
- More than 60 prominent athletes, including Ian Thorpe, Jessica Fox, Dawn Fraser, Grant Hackett and Lleyton Hewitt, signed an open letter urging a Commonwealth royal commission into antisemitism, radicalisation and the December 14 Bondi attack.
- Independent MPs Monique Ryan, Kate Chaney, Sophie Scamps and Zali Steggall wrote to the prime minister arguing only a federal inquiry can examine cross‑jurisdictional failures and the full authorities’ response.
- A group of 21 former Labor MPs, senators and party figures also publicly called for a national royal commission, saying only a Commonwealth process can compel federal agencies and social media companies to give evidence.
- Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has rejected a federal royal commission, backing an NSW royal commission and commissioning Dennis Richardson to review national security and law‑enforcement settings, citing urgency and security sensitivities.
- Calls for a national inquiry now span victims’ families, Jewish community leaders, more than 100 business figures and hundreds of legal professionals, as the attack that killed 15 people is investigated as ISIS‑inspired and carried out by a father and son.