Fourth block of hearings in royal commission on antisemitism and social cohesion examining lived experiences of Jewish students and academics

Yasmine Johnson gave evidence at the royal commission’s first day of hearings in Melbourne. Other witnesses said that as Jews, they had felt threatened by protests on university…

The Royal Commission into Antisemitism and Social Cohesion has begun two weeks of hearings in Melbourne, starting with university students giving evidence about their lived…

The first day of the antisemitism royal commission’s fourth block of hearings has heard from university students and staff members.

Royal commission on antisemitism and social cohesion hears lived experiences of Jewish students and academics

Jewish students and faculty testified before an Australian inquiry about antisemitic abuse on campuses since Oct. 7, including Nazi salutes, threats and slurs; A student said she…

Jewish professor Steven Prawer described to the antisemitism royal commission the moment he discovered 20 masked intruders in his campus office.

A University of Melbourne academic has spoken of the moment he found masked protesters occupying his office and saying he was guilty of genocide.

Fourth block of hearings in royal commission on antisemitism and social cohesion examining lived experiences of Jewish students and academics

Behaviour on campuses needs to change. Universities must be safe places for Jewish Australians,

Interim vice chancellor Glyn Davis said the university choose an “honorable and reasonable” course of action designed to avoid a confrontation or violence.

The University of Melbourne vice-chancellor was asked at the Royal Commission on Antisemitism about student encampments.

Mark Scott was questioned intently at the royal commission into antisemitism, where he said removing protesters may have inflamed tensions.

Professor Jennifer Westacott will say that Australia experienced “a whole-of-nation failure to comprehend” the seriousness of rising antisemitism.

Another university has apologised to Jewish students and staff over pro-Palestinian protests on campus, saying they feared US-style violence breaking out.