Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has called a judge-led inquiry into the Bondi Beach massacre, yielding to growing pressure in recent weeks to hold a review of events leading up to the attack. The investigation will be a royal commission is the most significant type of independent public inquiry that can be held in Australia. It will be led by former High Court judge Virginia Bell, Albanese told reporters in Canberra on Thursday. The inquiry will investigate the nature, prevalence and drivers of antisemitism generally as well as the circumstances of the Bondi mass shooting. It will also make recommendations for law enforcement, strengthening social cohesion and countering the spread of extremism. The announcement followed weeks of urging, that has grown in volume, from lawmakers across the political spectrum, some Jewish leaders and other public figures.
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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has called a judge-led inquiry into the Bondi Beach massacre, yielding to growing pressure in recent weeks to hold a review of events leading up to the attack. The investigation will be a royal commission is the most significant type of independent public inquiry that can be held in Australia. It will be led by former High Court judge Virginia Bell, Albanese told reporters in Canberra on Thursday. The inquiry will investigate the nature, prevalence and drivers of antisemitism generally as well as the circumstances of the Bondi mass shooting. It will also make recommendations for law enforcement, strengthening social cohesion and countering the spread of extremism. The announcement followed weeks of urging, that has grown in volume, from lawmakers across the political spectrum, some Jewish leaders and other public figures.