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Back to the antisemitism royal commission, where the Liberal MP Julian Leeser has been giving evidence.

Leeser has recalled his own experience on 14 December, the day of the terror attack in Bondi.

He was attending an outdoor Hanukkah event in northern Sydney at the time.

Holding back tears, he says he remembers his son’s fear when the news broke.

Leeser had made a speech at the event saying he “recognised that it had been a tough year for the Jewish community, but hoped that things would be better”, when a rabbi pulled him aside and said 50 shots had been fired at Bondi.

He told the rabbi they should get down as quickly as possible, because they didn’t know if what had happened at Bondi was more coordinated, and that:

double quotation mark When I came down , it was apparent that people had been killed in the events at Bondi … By that time there were lots of adults who were sharing pictures … And they’re in disbelief.

My son at that time was seven and my daughter was three. And my son had overheard the adults talking about the fact that people had been shot and killed in Bondi. And he cried inconsolably … He sat with his legs crossed saying, ‘Dad, are we going to be safe?’ .

Leeser said he couldn’t guarantee to his son that they would be safe. Since then, he has been afraid to attend synagogues and outdoor communal events.

double quotation mark What sort of Australia are we setting up that a seven-year-old child doesn’t feel safe going to a place of worship?

That’s not the Australia I know and love and it’s not the Australia I want for my children or anyone’s children.