ABC and SBS to appear at antisemitism royal commission after complaints of ‘unbalanced’ Middle East coverage

<p>Bondi attack inquiry broadcasters will be called as commission focuses on traditional and social media</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/jun/29/australia-politics-live-vanuatu-nakamal-treaty-pacific-china-anthony-albanese-jotham-napat-one-nation-coalition-pauline-hanson-angus-taylor-royal-commission-antisemitism-ntwnfb">Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates</a></p></li><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p>Representatives from the ABC and SBS will be called as witnesses to the royal commission into <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/royal-commission-on-antisemitism-and-social-cohesion">antisemitism and social cohesion</a>, after complaints were made to the inquiry about their coverage of the Middle East.</p><p>On Monday, counsel assisting<strong> </strong>Richard Lancaster SC said some submissions to the royal commission – established after the Bondi terror attack – are “highly critical” of <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/may/19/abc-own-antisemitism-definition-over-bondi-royal-commission-ntwnfb">the public broadcasters’ reporting</a> on the Middle East conflict.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jun/29/abc-sbs-to-appear-antisemitism-rc-royal-commission-bondi-attack-inquiry-ntwnfb">Continue reading...</a>