Wendy Askew (Tasmania, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

At the request of Senator Paterson, I move:

That there be laid on the table by the Minister representing the Prime Minister, by no later than 5 pm on Friday, 27 March 2026, all documents dated from 14 December 2025 (including emails, letters, text messages, instant messages, minutes, briefings and submissions) held by the Prime Minister, and/or the Prime Minister's office (PMO), relating to:

(a) the establishment of a Commonwealth Royal Commission following the terrorist attack at Bondi on 14 December 2025;

(b) ministerial submissions provided to the Prime Minister or the PMO setting out options to review or inquire into the terrorist attack at Bondi on 14 December 2025;

(c) the appropriateness of review mechanisms following the terrorist attack at Bondi on 14 December 2025 proposed to, available to or undertaken by the Government;

(d) any communication with the Minister for Home Affairs and/or the minister's office relating to the establishment of a Commonwealth Royal Commission following the terrorist attack at Bondi on 14 December 2025;

(e) any communication with the Attorney-General and/or the Attorney General's office relating to the establishment of a Commonwealth Royal Commission following the terrorist attack at Bondi on 14 December 2025;

(f) any communication with the Australian Federal Police Commissioner, or any other Australian Federal Police official at the senior executive service (SES) level or above, relating to the establishment of a Commonwealth Royal Commission following the terrorist attack at Bondi on 14 December 2025;

(g) any communication with the Secretary of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (PM&C) or any other PM&C official at the SES level or above relating to the establishment of a Commonwealth Royal Commission following the terrorist attack in Bondi on 14 December 2025; and

(h) any communication with the Secretary of the Attorney-General's Department (AGD), or any other AGD official at the SES level or above, relating to the establishment of a Commonwealth Royal Commission following the terrorist attack at Bondi on 14 December 2025.