AdvertisementPoliticsFederalAntisemitism royal commission Sydney silk appointed as royal commission’s lead lawyer as inquiry gets under way Natassia Chrysanthos January 29, 2026 — 5:24pm Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. As the counsel assisting, Lancaster will become the inquiry’s most prominent public face next to commissioner Justice Virginia Bell. An official announcement on the team of lawyers he will lead expected from the royal commission in coming days. “The commissioner has now formally commenced her role and is wasting no time in operationalising the royal commission,” Rowland said. “The royal commission will be an important opportunity for Australians, particularly Jewish Australians, to have their voices heard and to speak to their experiences.