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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Penry Buckley

More than 60 prominent sportspeople call for federal royal commission after Bondi attack

Composite of Ian Thorpe (L) and Jess Fox (R)
Ian Thorpe (left) and Jess Fox (right) are among the more than 60 signatories to an open letter calling for a federal royal commission into the Bondi beach terror attack. Composite: Guardian Australia, Getty

More than 60 Australian sports stars have called on Anthony Albanese to establish a federal royal commission into antisemitism, radicalisation and the Bondi terror attack, as pressure on the government continues.

In an open letter published on Sunday, prominent athletes including former Olympic swimmers Dawn Fraser and Ian Thorpe, canoeist Jess Fox and former tennis player Lleyton Hewitt said the attack, in which 15 people were killed, was “a national crisis, and it demands a national response”.

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