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What is a royal commission? Could one into the Bondi attack create meaningful change?

Less than a month on, Australia is still grappling with the consequences of the Bondi attack, in which 16 people were killed (including one of the shooters) and 40 more were injured. Most of the victims were Jewish and were attending an event to mark the start of Hanukkah.

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Afternoon Update: PM changes tone on Bondi royal commission; sinkhole opens in Melbourne; and Head continues Ashes dominance

Anthony Albanese opens the door to a national inquiry amid growing community pressure

The Guardian - AU

'Game on': coalition aims to win back state in 2027

Thrust into the national spotlight after the Bondi attacks, the NSW opposition leader says her party is ready to govern the state ahead of the 2027 election.

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PM softens stance as pleas mount for royal commission

The prime minister has opened the door to a royal commission into a deadly terror attack as calls for an inquiry rise from within his party.

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Bondi gunman moved to notorious supermax prison

Naveed Akram, accused of the worst terror attack on Australian soil where 15 people were killed, has been transferred to a supermax jail.

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Police commissioner says extension ‘not about stopping free speech’ – as it happened

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Former Labor MPs say ‘democracy at stake’ in call for royal commission into Bondi terror attack

Open letter to Anthony Albanese from pro-Israel group says only commonwealth inquiry can ‘unpack dynamics of Jew hatred’

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Labor and Albanese take a hit in post-Bondi Resolve poll

Despite fallout from the expenses scandal and Bondi, Labor still holds a 54–46 lead in Resolve, but Anthony Albanese’s ratings have slumped. Newspoll analysis has One Nation’s surge concentrated with voters of lower educational attainment.

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Labor mulls early parliament sitting after Bondi attack

Politicians will be back in Canberra sooner than planned to pass key security reforms after the nation's worst mass shooting in decades.

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Morning Mail: how the US snatched Maduro; children among Swiss blaze victims; SCG hails Bondi heroes

Doubts over Trump’s claim US will ‘run’ Venezuela; girls aged 14 and 15 confirmed killed in Swiss bar fire

The Guardian - AU

More than 60 prominent sportspeople call for federal royal commission after Bondi attack

Tennis figure Lleyton Hewitt, Olympic gold medallists Jessica Fox and Ian Thorpe, and ex-Australian cricket captain Michael Clarke among open letter’s signatories

The Guardian - AU

Ashes applause for Bondi Beach heroes

The sold-out crowd at the fifth Ashes Test has paid tribute to the first responders and victims of the Bondi terror attack.

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Rifle-toting police will patrol the 5th Ashes cricket test in Sydney following Bondi shootings

Police with long-armed rifles, a rarity at sporting events in Australia, will patrol the final Ashes cricket test in Sydney starting Sunday as part of heightened security measures following the Bondi Beach terror attack in the city

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Police to carry long-arm rifles at final Ashes Test in Sydney amid heightened security after Bondi attack

Decision to carry the weapons at SCG not due to active or imminent threat but ‘to help the public feel safe’, NSW police chief says

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Tributes and tight security at Ashes Test after Bondi

Police will carry long-arm rifles at the final Ashes Test, which will also feature heartfelt tributes and a guard of honour following a recent terror attack.

The Guardian - AU

Bondi is where I have felt safe all my life. How could anyone want to destroy this monument to humanity and joy?

I can’t bear to view this postcard of Australia, layered with a thousand memories, with untrusting eyes, to feel the air changed and warped by horror

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Anthony Albanese insists his short, sharp review into the Bondi attack is enough. What can it examine and what is off limits?

Dennis Richardson will investigate the actions of security agencies and federal police. But critics argue only a royal commission can address the wider issue of antisemitism

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'Entitled to opinion': PM bats away latest inquiry call

Australia's human rights commissioner has joined the chorus of calls for a national royal commission following the Bondi massacre.

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Australian prime minister centres New Year’s message on Bondi victims

Anthony Albanese centred his New Year's message on the victims of the Bondi terror attack.

The Independent UK

Sydney’s New Year’s Eve fireworks draw large crowds as people asked to ‘show defiance’ after Bondi attack

More than 2,500 police officers deployed on patrol on New Year’s Eve

The Guardian - AU

Key viewing spots for Sydney fireworks reach capacity as city urged to celebrate first New Year’s Eve since Bondi attack

NSW premier Chris Minns encourages Sydneysiders to ‘puff out your chest’, stating police on ‘high alert’ as more than 1 million people expected to celebrate in the city

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Australians focus on peace as they ring in the new year

New Year's Eve revellers have had a moment of silent reflection for the Bondi victims before enjoying brilliant firework displays across the county.

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Minns won't lobby PM for national royal commission

The NSW premier will stay in his lane as calls continue to mount on the prime minister for a national royal commission into the Bondi terror attack.

The Guardian - AU

‘Jews can’t do it alone’: one rabbi’s daily vigils at Bondi beach reveal the support that ‘will cure antisemitism’

Bondi Pavilion is a ‘beautiful, holy space, a quiet area of reflection and connection’, Rabbi Yossi Friedman says

The Guardian - AU

Officers armed with assault rifles will patrol Sydney’s streets. But do more imposing police make us feel any safer?

The NSW premier wants ‘the public to be assured that there is a comprehensive and massive police response’ to Bondi. But at what cost?

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