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Sydney, Feb 24 (IANS) The head of a major inquiry into the antisemitic terror attack at Sydney’s Bondi Beach in December said on Tuesday that it could take years to strengthen social cohesion in Australia.Former High Court Justice Virginia Bell, who was appointed by the federal government to lead the royal commission on antisemitism and social cohesion, said in her opening statement on the inquiry’s first day on Tuesday that the work of the commission would help Australians come to terms with th…

Canberra, Jan 12 (IANS) Australia’s Parliament will be recalled next week to introduce new hate speech and gun laws in response to the Bondi terror attack on December 14, according to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Monday. The Prime Minister said at a press conference that both houses will return on January 19 and 20, earlier than the scheduled return on February 2.”The terrorists at Bondi Beach had hatred in their minds but guns in their hands. This law will deal with both, and we need to d…