Has Albanese misjudged the public mood or is he fearful of a royal commission?
- Written by Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
Anthony Albanese’s resistance to calling a national royal commission in the wake of Bondi is nearly impossible to comprehend.
Some would argue a benign explanation – that he misjudged the national mood and has dug himself into a hole. Others think he may fear what an inquiry might turn up, in terms of his government’s failures in...





