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University heads admit Jewish students paid price for protest response

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University of Sydney vice-chancellor Mark Scott has defended his institution’s decision to negotiate an end to its 2024 pro-Palestinian...

One Nation senator condemned over promotion of Holocaust denier’s work

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One Nation senator Malcolm Roberts is facing calls to repudiate a Holocaust denier whose work he promoted in an...

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...

Jewish students tell Royal Commission of threats, trauma and fear on campus

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Jewish students have told the Royal Commission that threats, intimidation and university inaction left students afraid to attend classes,...

UIA & JCA launch the 2026 Stanley Roth Philanthropy Fellowship with AJF

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UIA NSW and JCA have launched the 2026 Stanley Roth Philanthropy Fellowship in partnership with Australian Jewish Funders (AJF). This...

Sydney Jewish Museum secures government funding for antisemitism education centre

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The Sydney Jewish Museum has secured $5.2 million from the NSW and federal governments for a new Centre for...

We warned where this was heading. Yesterday, they said it out loud.

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Yesterday I gave evidence before the Royal Commission into Antisemitism and Social Cohesion about what I have seen through...

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...

‘Jews don’t have a future here’: tutor tells commission

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A Jewish tutor at the University of New South Wales told the Royal Commission that escalating antisemitic incidents 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...

Bondi Beach response leader named NSW’s first victims commissioner

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Hannah Damkar, who worked closely with victims and families after the Bondi Beach terror attack, has been appointed NSW’s...

Jewish student describes fear and abuse at university

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A pro-Palestine encampment at the Australian National University left Jewish students feeling unsafe, the antisemitism royal commission has heard. A...

Adelaide Jewish family targeted in antisemitic attack

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A Jewish family’s Adelaide home has been defaced with Nazi symbols and antisemitic abuse in an attack condemned by...

‘Spineless’ unis blasted over campus antisemitism

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New university rules aimed at combating racism have taken effect today as the federal opposition accused vice-chancellors of failing...

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,...

Perfect 10 for Lipton at Maccabiah Games

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Australian masters swimmer Alida Lipton has produced a stunning 10-from-10 medal haul at the 22nd Maccabiah Games, winning a...

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...

Outside the Royal Commission, they proved exactly why it is needed

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I witnessed the protest outside the Royal Commission today because some things cannot just be left alone.It was small....

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,...

ABC concedes mistakes, rejects antisemitism critique

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Australia's antisemitism envoy has accused the ABC of marking its own homework in a blistering critique of the national...

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