In a parliamentary showdown that has ignited a national firestorm and left the Albanese government fighting for survival on this explosive December 30, 2025, Liberal Senator Dave Sharma obliterated Prime Minister Anthony Albanese for blocking a full Commonwealth Royal Commission into the horrific Bondi Beach terror massacre – the ISIS-inspired antisemitic attack that slaughtered 15 innocent lives, including a child, at a Hanukkah celebration.

Sharma’s devastating question left Albanese speechless and erupting in fury: “You demanded a Royal Commission for Robodebt over ‘untold carnage,’ the need for victims and the public to know the truth, and to stop such an atrocity happening again – which of those does NOT apply to Bondi?!”

The chamber erupted as Sharma exposed the PM’s hypocrisy, reminding everyone how Albanese championed a Robodebt inquiry to uncover failures and deliver justice. “Fifteen Australians murdered in cold blood – yet you refuse a federal Royal Commission?” Sharma thundered.

“You push a quick departmental review and a state inquiry – why? Because a real probe would expose your government’s intelligence failures, your weakness on rising antisemitism, and how this nightmare was allowed to happen on your watch!”

Albanese, pale-faced and visibly shaken, erupted in defensive rage: “These comparisons are outrageous and insensitive!” But his words rang hollow, turning the routine Senate session into a full-blown political catastrophe.

The PM dug in, rejecting calls for a Commonwealth inquiry while the Coalition tabled draft terms for a genuine national Royal Commission to investigate security lapses, radicalisation warnings, and government inaction.

Nationwide outrage exploded within minutes.

Petitions demanding a federal probe surged past 50,000 signatures, polls showed overwhelming public support for a Royal Commission, and even some Labor MPs broke ranks anonymously: “This looks like a cover-up – we can’t dodge the truth.” Social media ignited in just 3 minutes, with #BondiRoyalCommission and #AlboHypocrisy trending worldwide as millions shared clips of Sharma’s takedown.

Everyday Australians flooded platforms: “Sharma nailed it – Robodebt got a Royal Commission, Bondi gets a whitewash?” and “15 dead, including a child – Albo’s terrified of the truth!”

Protests swarmed Canberra’s Parliament House, Sydney’s Bondi Pavilion, Melbourne’s Federation Square, and Brisbane’s King George Square, with thousands chanting “Royal Commission now!” and waving signs demanding justice for the victims.

Jewish community leaders, still grieving the antisemitic slaughter, praised Sharma’s courage: “He asked the question we all want answered – why no full inquiry when lives were lost to preventable hate?”

Insiders whisper Albanese is “terrified” a Royal Commission would expose massive failures: ignored ASIO alerts, suppressed reports on radicalisation, and a “soft” approach to extremism to avoid electoral backlash.

The Coalition’s draft terms demand investigation into intelligence sharing, immigration vetting, and government responses to rising antisemitism – a probe Albanese fears could “blow up his leadership.”

Pauline Hanson amplified the outrage: “Sharma exposed Albo’s hypocrisy – Bondi deserves truth, not a quick departmental brush-off.

He’s weak and evading – the people demand a Royal Commission!” Opposition Leader Peter Dutton seized the moment: “Albanese’s refusal is a betrayal of victims – if Robodebt warranted a Royal Commission, Bondi demands one even more. Resign if you won’t deliver justice!”

As calls for a federal inquiry hit fever pitch and protests show no sign of slowing, one thing is undeniable: Dave Sharma’s bombshell attack has exposed Albanese’s hypocrisy like never before.

The speechless freeze, the furious deflection, the nationwide roar – it’s the scandal that could topple Labor’s house of cards before summer ends. Australia is watching, grieving, and demanding truth now.