Afternoon Update: PM confirms royal commission after Bondi attack; Victoria braces for worst fire risk in six years; and a nervy Ashes finale

Good afternoon. Anthony Albanese has announced a royal commission into antisemitism and social cohesion after the Bondi attack in December, in which 15 people were killed. The prime minister said he had asked the former high court justice Virginia Bell to lead the national inquiry, which would cover four key areas: investigating antisemitism’s nature, prevalence and key drivers including “religious and motivated extremism and radicalisation”; making recommendations to enforcement, border immigration and security agencies; examining the circumstances surrounding the attack; and making any other recommendations to strengthen social cohesion and counter the spread of “ideological and religiously motivated extremism in

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