Bondi attack: Chris Minns calls for Royal Commission into massacre, announces new laws
New South Wales Premier Chris Minns has called for a Royal Commission into the Bondi massacre.
Mr Minns has told the media a Royal Commission was needed to get to the bottom line of how the terrorist attack on innocent Jewish Australians happened.
The NSW Government is also seeking to legislate to ban hateful symbols in the community.
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By continuing you agree to our Terms and Privacy Policy.“We need a Royal Commission right now,” Mr Minns said.
“We’ve got bits and pieces of the jigsaw puzzle, but we don’t have the full picture.”
He said a Royal Commission was essential to ensure “this doesn’t happen again.”
Mr Minns also announced legislation to give police greater powers to remove face coverings during public assemblies and demonstrations.
“The legislation will give police more powers to require someone suspected of committing an offence during a public assembly to remove face coverings,” he said.
“Currently, removal can only be required if they believe that the person (has committed an offence) or if the person is in the midst of committing an indictable offence.”
He said action must be taken to clamp down on hate speech in the community.
“We’ll also make it very clear that horrific recent events have shown that the chant ‘globalise the intifada’ is hate speech and it encourages violence in our community. The chant will be banned alongside other hateful comments and statements made in our community.”
