Top university rejects antisemitism definition over academic freedom, The Age (Angus Thompson), 10 July 2024

The Australian National University has refused to adopt a contentious definition of antisemitism used by other tertiary institutions after receiving internal advice that it risked reducing academic freedom. The deliberations contributing to the university’s stance, taken months before the outbreak of the Gaza conflict, were revealed in confidential documents as the government this week announced…

Special envoy to combat Antisemitism, 9 July 2024

There is no place for racism, prejudice or hate in Australia. That’s why the Albanese Government has just announced Jillian Segal AO as Special Envoy to combat Antisemitism, and we’ll soon be announcing a Special Envoy to combat Islamophobia. pic.twitter.com/Pu3CHbkAhH — Andrew Giles MP (@andrewjgiles) July 9, 2024