Anthony Albanese's Government has been accused of "dragging their feet" after continually refusing to launch a national probe into antisemitism in Australia.
The Australian PM has so far claimed it would take years for an inquiry to turf up answers - while his Home Affairs Minister has been widely panned for claiming a probe would "provide a public platform for some of the worst statements and worst voices".
Business leader David Baxby has led a major campaign for a Federal Royal Commission into antisemitism.
A Royal Commission is the most powerful kind of inquiry in Australia, similar to a National Inquiry in the UK.
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But Mr Albanese has repeatedly refused to call one.
So far, three of his Labor MPs have broken ranks to urge him to do so - joining a mass grassroots campaign across the country.
Fifteen people were killed in the mass shooting at a Hanukkah celebration at the famous Sydney beach on December 14.
And speaking to GB News on Thursday morning, Mr Baxby voiced his frustration that Labor is failing to unearth the real reason behind the terror attack.
Three of Anthony Albanese's own MPs have broken ranks to demand a national probe
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He said he "fundamentally disagreed" with the PM's claim that a national probe would be too expensive and time-consuming, and hailed thousands of ordinary Australians for pledging their own money to fund a Commission.
Asked whether the inquiry might reach a conclusion that Mr Albanese would not want to hear, Mr Baxby said: "Look, none of us know. It's hard to speculate. This is very recent history here in Australia.
"The frustration that we all felt from a grassroots perspective is there just wasn't the level of responsiveness or accountability from the Government to get to the bottom of what really caused this horrific attack.
"Quite frankly, we're surprised by the level of groundswell and grassroots response that we've had from over 3,000 people now to demand this inquiry.
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David Baxby said he 'fundamentally disagreed' with the PM's claim that a national probe would be too expensive and time-consuming
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"They've all put their hand in their pocket to write a cheque to fund a media campaign which is rolled out across every major Australian newspaper, in every town and in every major capital city."
He continued: "All those people on that campaign sent us money to fund that advertising campaign.
"This is not just some sort of petition that you can click online and do for free. This has cost everyone a reasonable amount of money at $150 (£75) each."
Mr Baxby went on to describe the Bondi attack as a "real wake-up call" for Australia.
"I can't believe that an atrocity of this scale is being committed on our soil," he said.
15 people were killed in the Bondi Beach attack in December | REUTERS"The frustration we all feel is that the Government were dragging their feet in ensuring that we've got the highest level of of accountability through a Royal Commission."
Australia needs an inquiry, he said, to find out the attackers' motivations, what could have been done to prevent it, and to ensure that the Jewish community or "any community down here... is protected from this ever happening again".
"We want answers because we simply can't even comprehend that this could ever happen again," he later added.
Mr Baxby said he "just can't see" how the PM could now fail to order a national probe after a mass outcry Down Under.
"I can't think of an angle within society that hasn't said 'enough's enough, and we want the highest level of inquiry conducted'."
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