SYDNEY — Australia on Tuesday opened a government-backed inquiry into antisemitism , after a mass shooting at a Jewish event at Bondi Beach killed 15 people in December 2025. The attack at a Jewish Hanukkah celebration shocked a country with strict gun laws and fueled calls for tougher controls and stronger action against antisemitism. The Royal Commission, the most powerful type of government inquiry in Australia which can compel people to give evidence, will be led by retired judge Virginia