Led by former High Court judge Virginia Bell, the inquiry will examine the origins of antisemitism in Australia and evaluate the wider ramifications of the Bondi Beach attack.
Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced a comprehensive national inquiry into antisemitism, following the deadly shooting at a Jewish holiday event at Bondi Beach, where two gunmen killed 15 people weeks earlier.
The probe will take the form of a royal commission the highest level of independent public inquiry in Australia and will be headed by former High Court judge Virginia Bell, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese told reporters in Canberra on Thursday (January 8, 2026).