Royal commissions take many years, while urgent action is needed now to implement security recommendations and protect Australians. The independent Richardson review will deliver facts quickly without providing a public platform for the worst voices of antisemitism to relive hateful statements from the past two years. Federal agencies need immediate improvements in the months ahead, not delays from a years-long inquiry that doesn't suit sensitive national security investigations.
Albanese owes grieving families answers and accountability for ignoring clear warning signs while anti-Semitic hatred and Islamic extremism grew dangerously unchecked. Jewish Australians now live in fear at schools, workplaces and public spaces, facing a national crisis that demands a powerful national response through a royal commission. The Prime Minister is thumbing his nose at victims' families, — hiding behind process and fearing what a royal commission would expose about his government's failings.
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