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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Pressure is mounting on Anthony Albanese to set up a royal commission into the Bondi terror attack, as a group of Labor figures break rank to support the call.
MPs and senators will return to Canberra early to thrash out major legislative changes cracking down on hate speech following the Bondi Beach massacre.
The prime minister has urged all parties to prevent an escalation of the crisis in Latin America as the US revealed it would tap and sell off Venezuela's oil.
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‘National crisis’: Leaders back Bondi royal commission
Former Reserve Bank governors, business leaders and politicians are uniting to call for a royal commission following the Bondi Beach terror attack.
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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 federal government is remaining steadfast in its commitment to a mass shooting probe as Jewish communities continue to demand a full royal commission.
The prime minister has released terms of a review into the agency response to the Bondi Beach shootings, despite ongoing calls for a national royal commission.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is under renewed pressure to call a national royal commission into the Bondi massacre, after the victims' families wrote to him.
Labor is under pressure to stamp out hatred after an internal letter to its leaders urged action on allegations of anti-Semitism within the party.
The foreign minister says the government "could have done more" before the Bondi attack, and expressed sorrow to the Jewish community.
A man has been charged with threatening the prime minister, prompting a call for a cooling of the fractious political debate.
Emergency laws capping gun ownership and curbing protests following terror attacks have passed after a marathon Christmas Eve debate.
There is no need for someone in suburban Sydney to own six long firearms, the prime minister has said as he reveals new measures to toughen up gun laws.
Gun reforms and tough protest laws are being sped through a state parliament after the Bondi massacre, but some measures are set to be contested in courts.
The prime minister is pushing for an overhaul of family travel entitlements claimed on the public purse following backlash over ministerial travel claims.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is facing mounting calls from Jewish MPs and others for a national royal commission into the Bondi massacre.
