May 29, 2026 – 5.43pmAttorney General Michelle Rowland says it is up to royal commissioner Virginia Bell to decide whether to grant the Albanese government’s request to block access to information about whether cabinet reduced counter-terrorism funding in the years before the Bondi attack.Rowland also reiterated the government’s promise to co-operate with the royal commission, despite confirmation that Bell would be barred from considering any such cabinet decision if its request for public interest immunity over the information is upheld.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles
‘We support Bondi royal commission’ despite gag request: AG
Michelle Rowland argues Labor blocking information about whether cabinet reduced counter-terror funding is fine because royal commissioner can overrule it.
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