Support builds for anti-Semitism hearing extension

The royal commission called in the wake of an anti-Semitic massacre could yet be extended, with a state premier throwing his support behind the push.

Advocates and coalition MPs have been calling for the commission, which began its final week of hearings on Monday, to be extended, saying it has not gone far enough interrogating what led to December's Bondi Beach attack.

NSW Premier Chris Minns told reporters on Monday an extension of hearings "by a couple of weeks" would be money well spent.

"We are using this royal commission to get to the fundamental truths of what happened on the day, and also what happened in the lead-up to that day, particularly around anti-Semitism," he said.

"Both the federal and state government are relying on these recommendations to shape some of our policy."

However, he added that senior members of the Jewish community who had given evidence in the hearings had told him they were satisfied with the hearings and the platform it gave them to make their case.

Mr Minns said he would be comfortable giving evidence in the commission if he was called to do so.

An online petition calling on the government to extend hearings has gained more than 2,000 signatures.

The advocate behind the petition, Jewish advocate Marnie Perlstein, said critical aspects of the commission's stated purpose have been overlooked or inadequately addressed.

The coalition's home affairs spokesman Jonathon Duniam also backed an extension.

He referenced instances where the government tried to stop certain agencies from providing information to the commission.

The government in June failed in a bid to stop the commission accessing cabinet documents on counterterrorism funding.

"If the royal commission is to be able to provide us a full and frank assessment of where we as a country went wrong, they do need to canvass all areas of policy and decision making, state and federal, and make sure we get it right," Mr Duniam told ABC Radio on Monday.

He also supported calls from Liberal Senator Dave Sharma to eventually scrap the two roles of Special Envoys to combat Anti-Semitism and Islamophobia respectively, announced by the government in 2024.