Australia’s parliament has passed legislation aimed at strengthening laws against racial hatred in the wake of the Bondi massacre, which saw 15 Jews slaughtered by two ISIS-inspired shooters. The prequel saw the Labor-led government reluctantly succumb to intense pressure to conduct a Royal Commission into antisemitism, which was finally announced on January 8. The Royal Commission is rightly viewed as the best mechanism to examine the root causes of what led to the Bondi massacre, the drivers of antisemitism, and what measures ought to be taken. The Liberal Party initially voiced concerns and, under pressure from its National Party coalition partners, indicated it would oppose the legislation. It helped ferment the environment that led to the Bondi massacre.