Labor Sets Term for Bondi Terror Attack Review, Again Rules Out Royal Commission

Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke said a national royal commission would ‘provide a public platform for some of the worst statements and worst voices.’

Minister for Home Affairs Tony Burke (L) and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaks to the media at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia on Dec. 19, 2025. Hilary Wardhaugh/Getty Images

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has again swept aside calls for a national royal commission into the Bondi Beach terrorist attack, in favour of a quicker review process.

The review, which will finalise its report by the end of April, will be led by retired intelligence head and former diplomat Dennis Richardson.