Australia news live: farmers groups push back against ‘rushed’ Minns gun reforms; Coalition proposes terms of reference for antisemitism royal commission

Follow the latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe federal Coalition has this morning released its own terms of reference for a federal royal commission to investigate anti-Semitism in the lead up to the Bondi terror attack.As AAP reports, the proposal includes scope to probe attitudes to Israel as well as the roles of Commonwealth and state governments and agencies, the media, education and cultural sectors, in relation to anti-Semitism and their potential contributions to the terror attack.Its proposed terms of reference include “the nature, prevalence and drivers of anti-Semitism in Australia leading up to the Bondi Beach attack ... including anti-Semitism based on race, religion and attitudes towards, or conduct relating to, the state of Israel”.Pro-Palestinian activists have frequently sought to separate their criticism of Israel for its offensive in Gaza following Hamas’s October 7, 2023, attacks from any anti-Semitic activity that targets Jews.For Palestinians and their supporters it can mean resistance against oppression, but many Jewish groups and leaders see it as a call to violence against people of their faith. Continue reading...