In Brief Former ASIO chief Dennis Richardson was appointed special adviser to the royal commission earlier this year. His sudden departure was announced on Wednesday. Former ASIO chief Dennis Richardson has resigned from his position as special adviser to the antisemitism royal commission. Commissioner Virginia Bell announced Richardson's sudden departure on Wednesday night, as her inquiry prepares for its initial report by the end of April. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced the royal commission following the Bondi Beach terrorist attack, in which 15 people were killed on 14 December when two gunmen opened fire on a Hanukkah celebration. "As I...