Australia to form royal commission into antisemitism after Bondi mass shooting

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• Zagorath@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  I’ll just share a great comment I saw last week on Facebook:

  A Royal Commission is for systemic, nationwide failure not a single criminal act like the Bondi Shooting

  Australia only uses Royal Commissions when normal oversight has completely failed, causing widespread harm over years not localised to one region, city or state.

  Examples:

  • Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse

    • Most expensive ever (~$535 million)
    • Decades of abuse across churches, schools, state institutions

  • Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability

    • ~$300–350 million
    • Widespread abuse and neglect across care, health, justice, NDIS

  • Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety – ~$110–120 million – System found to be unsafe, neglectful, and failing nationally

  • Royal Commission into the Robodebt Scheme – ~$60 million – An unlawful government scheme that harmed hundreds of thousands

  The Bondi attack was a single act of violence by an individual.

  It is already subject to:

  • Police investigation
  • Coroner’s inquest
  • Independent reviews

  Unless evidence shows repeated ignored warnings, systemic government failure, or nationwide negligence, a Royal Commission is not justified.

  Calling one without proof of systemic failure is political theatre, wastes public money, and retraumatises families.

  Facts first. Evidence first. Accountability where it belongs.

  I really hope they at least are listening to some sane non-zionist voices and reject the bullshit IHRA definition of antisemitism

  But considering our “special envoy against antisemitism” is an open zionist, I don’t have a lot of faith that that will be true

  On the other hand, I’ve seen zionists already complaining that the Commissioner for being insufficiently pro-genocide. So maybe there is some cause for hope?

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• DavidDoesLemmy@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Maybe the Australian Jewish community could denounce the actions of Israel. That might win them some more support.

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  • geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    According to polling around 80 to 90% of Australian Jews are Zionists

    Yes, Most Jews are in fact Zionists

    A survey conducted by the Australian Centre for Jewish Civilisation at Monash University, Melbourne in conjunction with the Jewish Communal Appeal in Sydney, Australia in November 2023 of Australian Jews showed

    91% felt at least somewhat emotionally attached to Israel with 75% answering ‘very’ emotionally

    82% said they personal social connections to Israel through close family members and friends who live

    93% have visited Israel.

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    • Taleya@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      None of these things are zionism what the fuck are you on about.

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    • Almacca@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Maybe they should all move there permanently then.

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• SaneMartigan@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  I feel we barely act on Royal Commissions, they give strong meh vibes.

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  • geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    There’s going to be acting on this one and it’s all going to be censoring anti genocide protests.

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• Taleya@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  cool, you gonna include that incident where the cops pulled Michelle Berkon away from the memorial?

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