The Australian Property Developers Association Inc expresses its full support for the call to establish a Commonwealth Royal Commission into anti-semitism, radicalisation, and the circumstances that led to the Bondi tragedy.
On 14 December 2025, like every other Australian, we were utterly shocked and horrified as fifteen innocent people lost their lives at a community gathering in one of Australiaโs most public and trusted spaces. This was not only a profound human tragedy. It was a national failure that demands a national response.
Our members plan, build, and steward places where millions of Australians gather every year. Town centres, retail precincts, mixed-use developments, transport-oriented hubs, entertainment districts, and public realm spaces form the backbone of Australian public life. With that privilege comes a responsibility to uphold the highest standards of safety, preparedness, and social cohesion.
A Commonwealth Royal Commission is not about assigning blame. It is about accountability through truth. It is about confronting failures, understanding how and why they occurred, and ensuring meaningful change so that Australians can gather in public spaces without fear, now and in the generations to come.
๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐:
โขโ โ ๐ก๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ฐ๐น๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฟ๐๐๐
โข ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ด๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ถ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ผ ๐ถ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฝ๐๐ฏ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ ๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ณ๐ฒ๐๐
โข ๐ช๐ต๐ผ๐น๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ถ๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐พ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ธ๐
โข ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐บ๐๐๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ, ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฑ, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ถ๐บ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฑ
Public safety is not only a moral responsibility. It is also a core risk management imperative for developers, asset owners, venue operators, insurers, financiers, and governments who collectively enable Australiaโs shared places.
APDA is among the first peak bodies representing the built environment sector to publicly support this national call for a Commonwealth Royal Commission.
APDA therefore adds its voice to the growing national call:
๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ฎ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต ๐ฅ๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ถ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป.
๐ก๐ผ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐น๐ฎ๐. ๐ก๐ผ ๐ฒ๐
๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐.
For the victims. For their families. For the safety of every Australian who gathers in our shared places.