Third Labor MP breaks ranks to urge Albanese to call royal commission into Bondi attack

Anthony Albanese is under pressure – including from within his own party – to call a royal commission into the Bondi attack. Photograph: Martin Ollman/AAP

Anthony Albanese faces growing pressure inside his own ranks to confirm a royal commission after the Bondi terror attack, with Labor senator Michelle Ananda-Rajah the latest government MP to break ranks and back a powerful inquiry into antisemitism.

Ananda-Rajah, a senator from Victoria, said a royal commission was needed to “flush out the failings” which have allowed antisemitism to fester in Australia. It comes amid growing expectations the Albanese government will relent on its previous position and convene a royal commission – potentially a joint inquiry with the New South Wales state government – as early as Thursday or Friday.