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Bondi attack inquiry broadcasters will be called as commission focuses on traditional and social mediaFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastRepresentatives from the ABC and SBS will be called as witnesses to the royal commission into antisemitism and social cohesion, after complaints were made to the inquiry about their coverage of the Middle East. On Monday, counsel assisting Richard Lancaster SC said some...

Bondi attack inquiry broadcasters will be called as commission focuses on traditional and social media

Representatives from the ABC and SBS will be called as witnesses to the royal commission into antisemitism and social cohesion, after complaints were made to the inquiry about their coverage of the Middle East.

On Monday, counsel assisting Richard Lancaster SC said some submissions to the royal commission – established after the Bondi terror attack – are “highly critical” of the public broadcasters’ reporting on the Middle East conflict.

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