Subhead:Growing demands for an independent inquiry highlight concerns the government is avoiding the role of Islamic extremism in the Bondi Beach attack.# YouTube-embed:KgK777SVAtg Calls for a Commonwealth Royal Commission into the Bondi Beach terror attack are intensifying as pressure builds on the Albanese government to confront Islamic extremism and explain how systemic failures allowed the massacre to occur. The push follows Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s decision to announce a Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet-led review into federal law enforcement and intelligence agencies, rather than establishing the highest form of public inquiry. Critics argue the move avoids addressing the ideological driver behind the violence and limits transparency. For those asking why the Prime Minister isn’t speaking at the Bondi event tonight. When he arrived, he was heckled, booed, and met with chants of ‘shame’. Albo is done. pic.twitter.com/XhzSiakKUq — Avi Yemini (@OzraeliAvi) December 21, 2025 Former Labor senator Nova Peris said only a Royal Commission could deliver the clarity and accountability Australians deserve, particularly after attending the funeral of 10-year-old victim Matilda and speaking at a Bondi Beach gathering.