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University officials to be grilled over antisemitism

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Senior University of Melbourne officials will be the first higher education leaders questioned by the royal commission examining antisemitism...

Translator ‘lost work’ after reporting antisemitism

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An interpreter has described how she stopped receiving work at a university after reporting antisemitic comments she was required...

Antisemitism a ‘complex’ issue on university campuses

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Advocates say there is a distinction between criticism of the Israeli government and antisemitism, but drawing the line on...

Jewish student called a paedophile for recording protest

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Pro-Palestinian protests at a leading university hampered the ability of Jewish staff and students to teach and study, a...

Jewish students accuse universities of ignoring campus antisemitism

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Jewish students have accused Australian universities of allowing antisemitic abuse, intimidation and exclusion to grow while complaints were delayed,...

Royal Commission to focus on universities

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The University of Sydney has confirmed it will appear alongside the University of Melbourne and several other institutions at...

Pianist loses case against orchestra over Gaza statement

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Concert pianist Jayson Lloyd Gillham has lost his Federal Court case against the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra after claiming he...

Melbourne Jewish Book Week returns with humour, memory and connection

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Melbourne Jewish Book Week will return next month with a program built around humour, memory and connection, bringing Israeli,...

Nazi ‘unemployable’ after salute during Holocaust movie

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A white supremacist found guilty of performing a Nazi salute during a film about the Holocaust says his political...

Jewish community security groups to face royal commission scrutiny

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The role of Jewish community security groups in protecting schools, synagogues, events and community leaders will come under close...

Jewish music silenced as artists fight cancellation

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Sydney musician Ben Adler has told the Royal Commission into Antisemitism and Social Cohesion that Jewish artists are being...

‘We were lost’: Jewish MP recalls attack on electorate office

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Federal Labor MP Josh Burns has detailed the antisemitic abuse directed at him and his partner, including the violent...

Jewish woman alleges antisemitic abuse at Vodafone store

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A disabled elderly Jewish woman has alleged she was subjected to antisemitic abuse and filmed without consent while seeking...

Heritage College students stand with Jewish community

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Students at a school in Melbourne’s south-east have held a Holocaust remembrance ceremony after taking the initiative to show...

Royal commission puts campus antisemitism under scrutiny

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The Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion will examine antisemitism at Australian universities during public hearings in Melbourne...

Third man charged over alleged Adass Israel Synagogue arson

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Victorian counter-terrorism investigators have charged a third man over the alleged arson attack on the Adass Israel Synagogue in...

Victorian Premier announces major medical partnership with Israel

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Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan has announced plans for a new long-term partnership between Victoria and Israel's leading hospitals. She described...

Israel’s 78th anniversary marked with bipartisan support in Melbourne

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On Wednesday night, Victorian Jewish community leaders and state members of parliament celebrated the 78th anniversary of Israel’s independence...

Mount Scopus announces new co-president ahead of Caulfield move

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Mount Scopus Memorial College in Melbourne has appointed Jonathan Feder as co-president alongside current president Amy Hershan, beginning a...

Alleged neo-Nazi ejected from One Nation fundraiser

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A man with known neo-Nazi associations was issued with a move-on direction by police outside a Pauline Hanson fundraiser...

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