Prime Minister Anthony Albanese looks increasingly out of touch with community sentiment backing a national royal commission into the Bondi Beach killings.

His claims that such an inquiry would take too long and delay any action are out of step with public expectations that, with so many unanswered questions, now is the time for transparency.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at a press conference at Parliament House on Monday.Credit: Alex Ellinghausen

He has backed himself into a corner with his stance.

Albanese has announced a review led by former spy chief Dennis Richardson to study whether federal intelligence and law enforcement agencies – chiefly ASIO and the AFP– have adequate power to handle such an emergency, with a report due by April.

The problem with such a review is it risks being shrouded in secrecy. ASIO director-general Mike Burgess and other........

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