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The coalition has called on the government to extend the deadline for the antisemitism royal commission beyond its one-year anniversary. As the final hearing week looms, Liberal MP Julian Leeser says the inquiry has been unable to do its job properly without government ministers, including the prime minister, appearing.

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00:01In the wake of the Bondi terror attack, the Anti-Semitism Royal Commission was tasked
00:06with investigating Jewish hate, but key advocates now say it's been cut too short.
00:12It is a Royal Commission that finishes in a matter of days, and as it stands it is a
00:16Royal Commission with unfinished business.
00:18Sydney Liberal MP and Jewish leader Julian Leeser put forward a motion in Parliament
00:23to debate extending its December deadline, which was promptly voted down.
00:28The question of the debate be agenda, put the question, those opinions say aye, against
00:32no, put the ayes have it.
00:34The Independent Inquiry has so far heard from over 200 witnesses and received 20,000 submissions.
00:41The calls to include key advocates, including former Treasurer Josh Frydenberg have fallen
00:47flat.
00:48Julian Leeser says extending it would allow for more witnesses, including the PM and other
00:54ministers to front up.
00:55Let us hear from them what went wrong from the very top.
00:58There is no division within this parliament about the horrific nature of anti-Semitism.
01:04Typically Royal Commissions take years, not months, but the truncated timeline of this
01:09one is due to criminal proceedings against accused shooter Naveen Akram.
01:14Public hearings end next week, giving the inquiry less than four months to produce a final report.
01:20This afternoon, prominent businessman David Gonski gave evidence.
01:25He was appointed chair of the task force created to improve anti-Semitism education.
01:29And whilst we are working hard to hopefully solve some problems, we can't solve them all.
01:37The inquiry continues.
01:39The inquiry continues.
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