Antisemitism royal commission ends hearings but delays report to avoid ‘distraction’ from Bondi anniversary

Commissioner Virginia Bell says hearings at the royal commission on antisemitism and social cohesion must end so the report can be ready by December. Photograph: Hollie Adams/Reuters

Commissioner Virginia Bell says she will delay – by four days – handing down her final report into antisemitism and social cohesion, in order not to distract from commemorations of the Bondi terror attack.

On Wednesday, the last day of public hearings of the royal commission, Bell resisted a public push to extend the commission’s work.