Australia to form royal commission into antisemitism after Bondi terror shooting
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Prime Minister Albanese says probe, country's most powerful form of government inquiry, will look at what drives antisemitism as well as circumstances surrounding deadly attack

Australia’s 120,000-strong Jewish community has long complained that Albanese hasn’t done enough to protect them from rising antisemitism following the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel, and that his critical position on Israel has emboldened pro-Palestinian activists to target Jewish institutions. Albanese’s occasional statements of support for the community after the many attacks on Jews in the past two years have frequently been met with cynicism.

  • Zagorath@aussie.zoneEnglish
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    2 months ago

    Ah FFS Albo is so fucking spineless

    I’ll just share a great comment I saw last week on Facebook:

    A Royal Commission is for systemic, nationwide failure not a single criminal act like the Bondi Shooting

    Australia only uses Royal Commissions when normal oversight has completely failed, causing widespread harm over years not localised to one region, city or state.

    Examples:

    • Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse

      • Most expensive ever (~$535 million)
      • Decades of abuse across churches, schools, state institutions

    • Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability

      • ~$300–350 million
      • Widespread abuse and neglect across care, health, justice, NDIS

    • Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety – ~$110–120 million – System found to be unsafe, neglectful, and failing nationally

    • Royal Commission into the Robodebt Scheme – ~$60 million – An unlawful government scheme that harmed hundreds of thousands

    The Bondi attack was a single act of violence by an individual.

    It is already subject to:

    • Police investigation
    • Coroner’s inquest
    • Independent reviews

    Unless evidence shows repeated ignored warnings, systemic government failure, or nationwide negligence, a Royal Commission is not justified.

    Calling one without proof of systemic failure is political theatre, wastes public money, and retraumatises families.

    Facts first. Evidence first. Accountability where it belongs.

    I really hope they at least are listening to some sane non-zionist voices and reject the bullshit IHRA definition of antisemitism

    But considering our “special envoy against antisemitism” is an open zionist, I don’t have a lot of faith that that will be true

    On the other hand, I’ve seen zionists already complaining that the Commissioner for being insufficiently pro-genocide. So maybe there is some cause for hope?